galvanometer

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UK/ˌɡæl.vəˈnɒm.ɪt.ə/US/ˌɡæl.vəˈnɑm.ət.ɚ/

noun

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.

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Meanings

noungalvanometer (plural galvanometers)

plural galvanometers

  1. natural sciencesA 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.

Origin

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

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Translations

Catalan galvanòmetre
  • galvanòmetredevice to detect electric current
Chinese Mandarin 靈敏電流計 /灵敏电流计
  • 靈敏電流計 /灵敏电流计 (língmǐn diànliújì)device to detect electric current
Czech galvanometr
  • galvanometrdevice to detect electric current
Finnish galvanometri, kiertokäämimittari
  • galvanometridevice to detect electric current
  • kiertokäämimittaridevice to detect electric current
French galvanomètre
  • galvanomètredevice to detect electric current
German Galvanometer
  • Galvanometerdevice to detect electric current
Irish galbhánaiméadar
  • galbhánaiméadardevice to detect electric current
Italian galvanometro
  • galvanometrodevice to detect electric current
Korean 검류계
  • 검류계 (geomnyugye)device to detect electric current
Malay jangka galvani, galvanometer
  • jangka galvanidevice to detect electric current
  • galvanometerdevice to detect electric current
Māori ine-ararua
  • ine-araruadevice to detect electric current
Portuguese galvanómetro
  • galvanómetrodevice to detect electric current
Romanian galvanometru
  • galvanometrudevice to detect electric current
Spanish galvanómetro
  • galvanómetrodevice to detect electric current
Swedish galvanometer
  • galvanometerdevice to detect electric current
Vietnamese Gavanô kế
  • Gavanô kếdevice to detect electric current
Welsh galfanomedr
  • galfanomedrdevice to detect electric current

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with galvanometer

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Cite this entry
APA

galvanometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galvanometer

MLA

“galvanometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galvanometer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galvanometer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galvanometer.

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