"galvanometer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɡæl.vəˈnɒm.ɪt.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɡæl.vəˈnɑm.ət.ɚ/ [General-American] Forms: galvanometers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒmɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: From Italian physicist Luigi Galvani + -o- + -meter. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|Luigi Galvani|-o-|-meter}} Luigi Galvani + -o- + -meter Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: Luigi Galvani, galvanometer Categories (topical): Measuring instruments, Physics Derived forms: cosine galvanometer, sine galvanometer, tangent galvanometer Translations (device to detect electric current): galvanómetru [masculine] (Asturian), galvanòmetre [masculine] (Catalan), galvanometr [masculine] (Czech), galvanometri (Finnish), kiertokäämimittari (Finnish), galvanomètre [masculine] (French), galvanómetro [masculine] (Galician), galbhánaiméadar [masculine] (Irish), galvanometro [masculine] (Italian), jangka galvani (Malay), galvanometer (Malay), ine-ararua (Maori), galvanómetro [masculine] (Portuguese), galvanometru [neuter] (Romanian), galvanómetro [masculine] (Spanish)

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