Hypertext Webster Gateway: "galvanometer"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Galvanometer \Gal`va*nom"e*ter\, n. [Galvanic + -meter: cf. F.
galvanom[`e]tre.] (Elec.)
An instrument or apparatus for measuring the intensity of an
electric current, usually by the deflection of a magnetic
needle.
{Differential galvanometer}. See under {Differental}, a.
{Sine galvanometer}, {Cosine galvanometer}, {Tangent
galvanometer} (Elec.), a galvanometer in which the sine,
cosine, or tangent respectively, of the angle through
which the needle is deflected, is proportional to the
strength of the current passed through the instrument.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
galvanometer
n : meter for detecting or comparing or measuring small electric
currents
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