galvanometer

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Etymology

From Italian physicist Luigi Galvani +‎ -o- +‎ -meter.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɡæl.vəˈnɒm.ɪt.ə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɡæl.vəˈnɑm.ət.ɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɒmɪtə(ɹ)

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
• psychogalvanometer
• sine galvanometer
• tangent galvanometer

Translations

device to detect electric current

Asturian: galvanómetru m Catalan: galvanòmetre m Chinese: Mandarin: 靈敏電流計 / 灵敏电流计 (língmǐn diànliújì) Czech: galvanometr (cs) m Finnish: galvanometri (fi), kiertokäämimittari (fi) French: galvanomètre (fr) m Galician: galvanómetro m Irish: galbhánaiméadar m Italian: galvanometro (it) m Malay: jangka galvani, galvanometer Maori: ine-ararua Portuguese: galvanómetro (pt) m Romanian: galvanometru (ro) n Spanish: galvanómetro (es) m

References

• “galvanometer”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “galvanometer”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.