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galvanometer

UK/ˌɡæl.vəˈnɒm.ɪt.ə/US/ˌɡæl.vəˈnɑm.ət.ɚ/

galvanometer noun: 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.

Noun

galvanometer (plural galvanometers)

  1. 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.

galvanometer meaning in Tamil, Malay and Vietnamese

galvanometer in Tamil

மின்னோட்டமானி, கல்வனோமானி, கால்வனோ அளவி, கால்வனோமீட்டர், கால்வனோ மீட்டா, மின்னோட்டங்காட்டி

galvanometer in Malay

device to detect electric current
jangka galvani, galvanometer

galvanometer in Vietnamese

device to detect electric current
Gavanô kế

Forms of galvanometer

pluralgalvanometers

Origin of galvanometer

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

Words formed from galvanometer

Words that rhyme with galvanometer

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Questions about galvanometer

What does galvanometer mean?
Galvanometer means 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.
What is galvanometer in Tamil?
Galvanometer in Tamil is மின்னோட்டமானி, கல்வனோமானி, கால்வனோ அளவி. See Galvanometer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is galvanometer?
Galvanometer is a noun.
How do you pronounce galvanometer?
Galvanometer is pronounced /ˌɡæl.vəˈnɒm.ɪt.ə/ (UK).
What is the plural of galvanometer?
The plural of galvanometer is galvanometers.

Words near galvanometer in the dictionary

  1. galvanography
  2. galvanology
  3. galvanoluminescence
  4. galvanomagnetic
  5. galvanomagnetism
  6. galvanometer
  7. galvanometers
  8. galvanometric
  9. galvanometrical
  10. galvanometrically
  11. galvanometry

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