Hypertext Webster Gateway: "electrometer"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Electrometer \E`lec*trom"e*ter\, n. [Electro- + -meter: cf. F.
['e]lectrom[`e]tre.] (Physics)
An instrument for measuring the quantity or intensity of
electricity; also, sometimes, and less properly, applied to
an instrument which indicates the presence of electricity
(usually called an electroscope).
{Balance electrometer}. See under {Balance}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
electrometer
n : meter to measure electrostatic voltage differences; draws no
current from the source
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