galvanometer

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɡæl.vəˈnɒm.ɪt.ə/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɡæl.vəˈnɑm.ət.ɚ/
Rhymes: -ɒmɪtə(ɹ)

Noun

galvanometer (plural galvanometers)

(physics) 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.

Derived terms

cosine galvanometer
sine galvanometer
tangent galvanometer

Translations

device to detect electric current

Asturian: galvanómetru m
Catalan: galvanòmetre m
Czech: galvanometr (cs) m
Finnish: galvanometri (fi), kiertokäämimittari (fi)
French: galvanomètre (fr) m
Galician: galvanómetro m
Irish: galbhánaiméadar m
Italian: galvanometro (it) m
Malay: jangka galvani, galvanometer
Maori: ine-ararua
Portuguese: galvanómetro (pt) m
Romanian: galvanometru (ro) n
Spanish: galvanómetro m

References

“galvanometer”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“galvanometer”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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