"ratiometer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ratiometers [plural]
Etymology: From ratio + meter. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ratio|meter}} ratio + meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} ratiometer (plural ratiometers)
  1. A measurement device used in ohmmeters, having two coils, one connected via a series resistor to the battery supply and the other connected to the same battery supply via a second resistor and the resistor under test. The indication on the meter was proportional to the ratio of the currents through the two coils.
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