magnetometer

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magnetometer - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Magnetometer \Mag`net*om"e*ter\, n. [Magneto- + -meter: cf. F.
     magn['e]tom[`e]tre.] (Physics)
     An instrument for measuring the intensity of magnetic forces;
     also, less frequently, an instrument for determining any of
     the terrestrial magnetic elements, as the dip and
     declination.
     [1913 Webster]

magnetometer - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  magnetometer
      n 1: a meter to compare strengths of magnetic fields [syn:
           magnetometer, gaussmeter]