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electrometer definition

elec·trom·eter (ē′lek träm′ət ər; ē lek′-, i-)

noun

  1. a device for detecting or measuring differences of potential by means of electrostatic forces
  2. an active circuit arrangement for measuring differences of potential without drawing appreciable current

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