galvanometer

English

Etymology

Luigi Galvani + -o- + -meter

Noun

galvanometer (plural galvanometers)

  1. (physics) A device used to indicate the presence and direction of a small electric current, especially used to detect a null or balanced condition in a bridge circuit.

Derived terms

  • cosine galvanometer
  • sine galvanometer
  • tangent galvanometer

Translations

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.