Galvanometer

2 definitions found

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

  Galvanometer \Gal`va*nom"e*ter\, n. [Galvanic + -meter: cf. F.
     galvanom[`e]tre.] (Elec.)
     An instrument or apparatus for measuring the intensity of an
     electric current, usually by the deflection of a magnetic
     needle.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     {Differential galvanometer}. See under {Differental}, a.
  
     {Sine galvanometer}, {Cosine galvanometer}, {Tangent
     galvanometer} (Elec.), 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.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  galvanometer
       n : meter for detecting or comparing or measuring small electric
           currents