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voltmeter

US/ˈvoʊltˌmitɚ/

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voltmeter noun: an instrument for measuring electric potential in volts.

voltmeter: an instrument for measuring electric potential in volts
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Noun

voltmeter (plural voltmeters)

  1. An instrument for measuring electric potential in volts.
    • Because most diesel failures can be traced to electrical faults, minor in themselves but often difficult to pin-point, any unscheduled halt during a trial run is often the signal for the frenzied unfolding of wiring diagrams and the appearance of an impressive array of voltmeters and circuit...1962 April, R. K. Evans, “The Acceptance Testing of Diesel Locomotives”, in Modern Railways, page 268

voltmeter meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Arabic

voltmeter in Hindi

instrument for measuring electric potential
वोल्टमीटर volṭamīṭar

voltmeter in Tamil

மின்னழுத்த அளவி, வோல்ட்டளவி, வால்ட் மீட்டர், வோல்ட் மீட்டர், உவோற்றுமானி, மின்னழுத்தமானி

voltmeter in Bengali

instrument for measuring electric potential
ভোল্টমিটার bhōlṭomiṭar

voltmeter in Arabic

instrument for measuring electric potential
مِقْياس الْجُهْد الْكَهْرَبَائِيّ miqyās al-juhd al-kahrabāʔiyy, مِقْياس الْفُولْت miqyās al-fūlt
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voltmeter in Malay
meter volt, voltmeter
voltmeter in Indonesian
voltmeter
voltmeter in Thai
โวลต์มิเตอร์ wóon-mí-dtə̂ə
voltmeter in Vietnamese
điện áp kế, vôn kế
voltmeter in Myanmar
ဗို့အားတိုင်းကိရိယာ bui.a:tuing:ki.ri.ya

Forms of voltmeter

pluralvoltmeters
alternative formvoltmetre
alternative formvoltometer

Origin of voltmeter

From volt + -meter.

Words formed from voltmeter

Questions about voltmeter

What does voltmeter mean?
Voltmeter means an instrument for measuring electric potential in volts.
What is voltmeter in Hindi?
Voltmeter in Hindi is वोल्टमीटर (volṭamīṭar). See Voltmeter meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is voltmeter?
Voltmeter is a noun.
How do you pronounce voltmeter?
Voltmeter is pronounced /ˈvoʊltˌmitɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of voltmeter?
The plural of voltmeter is voltmeters.

Words near voltmeter in the dictionary

  1. voltigeurs
  2. volting
  3. voltinism
  4. voltinisms
  5. voltivity
  6. voltmeter
  7. voltmeters
  8. voltmetre
  9. voltmetres
  10. voltohmeter
  11. voltohmmeter

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: voltmeter (page history and authors); voltmeter (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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