Electrometer

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Electrometer \E`lec*trom"e*ter\, n. [Electro- + -meter: cf. F.
     ['e]lectrom[`e]tre.] (Physics)
     An instrument for measuring the quantity or intensity of
     electricity; also, sometimes, and less properly, applied to
     an instrument which indicates the presence of electricity
     (usually called an electroscope).


     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Balance electrometer}. See under {Balance}. Electro-metric

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  electrometer
       n : meter to measure electrostatic voltage differences; draws no
           current from the source