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(gal′və näm′ət ər)

noun

an instrument for detecting and measuring a small electric current

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galvanometric adjective
galvanometry noun

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noun

An instrument used to detect, measure, and determine the direction of small electric currents by means of mechanical effects produced by a current-carrying coil in a magnetic field.

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galˌva·no·metˈric (-nō-mĕtˈrĭk), galˌva·no·metˈri·cal adjective

galˌva·nomˈe·try noun

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