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voltmeter Definition

volt·me·ter (vōltmēt′ər)

noun

Elec. an instrument for measuring voltage

Etymology: volt + -meter

voltmeter Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • connect: A probe connects an electrostatic voltmeter to the hand.
  • use: Until they received them they were using huge old wooden voltmeters and ammeters from the 1950s. or at least the ones that still worked.
  • have: If you have a voltmeter or DVM select the 200 volt range and connect it across the output.

Adjective modifier

  • digital: Units not equipped with balance controls require the use of slow, high resolution, digital voltmeters.
  • high: Replacing the high resistance voltmeter with a bulb in the above cells allows a current to flow.
  • electrostatic: A probe connects an electrostatic voltmeter to the hand.

Modifies a noun

  • reading: If the voltmeter reading is still zero volts, an improper connection still exists in the equipment.

Noun used with modifier

  • resistance: Replacing the high resistance voltmeter with a bulb in the above cells allows a current to flow.