galvanometer

English

Etymology

From Italian physicist Luigi Galvani +‎ -o- +‎ -meter.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɡæl.vəˈnɒm.ɪt.ə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɡæl.vəˈnɑm.ət.ɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɒmɪtə(ɹ)

Noun

galvanometer (plural galvanometers)

1. (physics) A device used to indicate the presence and direction of a small electric current, especially used to detect a null or balanced condition in a bridge circuit.

Derived terms

• cosine galvanometer
• sine galvanometer
• tangent galvanometer

 

Translations

device to detect electric current

• Asturian: galvanómetru m
• Catalan: galvanòmetre m
• Czech: galvanometr (cs) m
• Finnish: galvanometri (fi), kiertokäämimittari (fi)
• French: galvanomètre (fr) m
• Galician: galvanómetro m
• Irish: galbhánaiméadar m
• Italian: galvanometro (it) m
• Malay: jangka galvani, galvanometer
• Maori: ine-ararua
• Portuguese: galvanómetro (pt) m
• Romanian: galvanometru (ro) n
• Spanish: galvanómetro m

References

• “galvanometer”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “galvanometer”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.