gold-leaf electrometer

noun

A classical scientific instrument used to detect the presence and approximate magnitude of an electric charge on an object and also determine the polarity of the charge.

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gold-leaf electroscope
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Meanings

noungold-leaf electrometer (plural gold-leaf electrometers)

plural gold-leaf electrometers

  1. sciencesA classical scientific instrument used to detect the presence and approximate magnitude of an electric charge on an object and also determine the polarity of the charge.

    Synonyms: gold-leaf electroscope

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA classical scientific instrument used to detect the presence and approximate magnitude of an electric charge on an object and also determine the polarity of the charge.

Similar
gold-leaf electroscope
Also see
gold-leaf electroscope
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APA

gold-leaf electrometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold-leaf%20electrometer

MLA

“gold-leaf electrometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold-leaf%20electrometer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gold-leaf electrometer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold-leaf%20electrometer.

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