galvanometer

2 definitions found

galvanometer - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

galvanometer - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  galvanometer
      n 1: meter for detecting or comparing or measuring small
           electric currents