diagometer

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noun

A kind of electroscope in which the dry pile is employed to measure the amount of electricity transmitted by different bodies, or to determine their conductive power.

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Meanings

noundiagometer (plural diagometers)

plural diagometers

  1. A kind of electroscope in which the dry pile is employed to measure the amount of electricity transmitted by different bodies, or to determine their conductive power.

    the use of an instrument called a diagometer, constructed so as to show the electrical conductibility of the oil to be examined

    1857, Pompeius Alexander Bolley, Manual of technical analysis

Origin

Ancient Greek

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“diagometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diagometer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diagometer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diagometer.

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