Meanings
noungalvanoscope (plural galvanoscopes)
plural galvanoscopes
- A device used to detect electric currents, particularly one using the deflection of a magnetic needle.
Origin
- Englishw:Luigi Galvani
- Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
- Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
- Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
- Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
- Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
- Englishgalvanoscope
From w:Luigi Galvani + -o- + -scope.
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galvanoscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galvanoscope
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“galvanoscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galvanoscope. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galvanoscope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galvanoscope.
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