Definition of Galvanometer

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galvanometer
n. instrument that measures electric currents

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Galvanometer Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

MONASH Marketing Dictionary
Galvanometer
a scientific instrument used in marketing research to measure the reaction of a subject in a study to an advertisement; the instrument measures the perspiration that accompanies the subject's interest or arousal. See Galvanic Skin Response.


Galvanometer Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Galvanometer
(n.)
An instrument or apparatus for measuring the intensity of an electric current, usually by the deflection of a magnetic needle.
  

WordNet 2.0
galvanometer

Noun
1. meter for detecting or comparing or measuring small electric currents
(hypernym) meter
(hyponym) astatic galvanometer

hEnglish - advanced version
galvanometer

galvanometer
\gal`va*nom"e*ter\ (?), n. [galvanic + -meter: cf. f. galvanomètre.] (elec.) an instrument or apparatus for measuring the intensity of an electric current, usually by the deflection of a magnetic needle.


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 torsion galvanometer 
 reflecting galvanometer 
 differential galvanometer 
 tangent galvanometer 
 mirror galvanometer 


Galvanometer Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

Dictionary of Automotive Terms
Galvanometer
An instrument used to measure the pressure, amount of, and direction of an electric current .

Electrochemistry Dictionary
galvanometer
A very sensitive ammeter that can be used to measure currents in the range of one millionth to one billionth of an ampere.

Technical English by wpv
Galvanometer
An instrument that measures small electrical currents by means of deflecting magnetic coils.


Galvanometer Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Galvanometer
A galvanometer is a type of ammeter — an instrument for detecting and measuring electric current. It is an electromechanical transducer that produces a rotary deflection, through a limited arc, in response to electric current flowing through its coil. The name galvanometer has been applied to devices used in measuring, recording, and positioning equipment.

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