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galvanometer

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galvanometer /gal·va·nom·e·ter/ (gal″vah-nom´ĕ-ter) an instrument for measuring current by electromagnetic action.
galvanometer
[gal′vənom′ətər]
Etymology: Luigi Galvani
an instrument used to measure the strength and direction of flow of an electric current. Its action depends on the deflection of a magnetic needle in the field produced by current passing through a coil. A simple galvanometer is used mainly to detect the presence of an electric current. Galvanometers are used in certain diagnostic instruments, such as electrocardiographs.
galvanometer [gal″vah-nom´ĕ-ter]
an instrument for measuring current by electromagnetic action.
galvanometer (galˈ·v·nˑ·m·ter),
n a device for measuring the electrical conductivity of the skin.
galvanometer
an instrument for measuring current by electromagnetic action.
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