Galvanometer /(?)/
Gal·va·nom·e·ter
Galvanometer
n.
- An instrument or apparatus for measuring the intensity of an electric current, usually by the deflection of a magnetic needle. (Elec.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Differential galvanometer
- See under Differental, a.
- Sine galvanometer
- 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.