gold-leaf galvanoscope

noun

A highly sensitive instrument used to detect the presence and direction of very weak electric currents, operating by suspending a single, extremely thin strip of gold foil inside a specialized magnetic field.

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Meanings

noun
  1. historicalsciencesA highly sensitive instrument used to detect the presence and direction of very weak electric currents, operating by suspending a single, extremely thin strip of gold foil inside a specialized magnetic field.
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APA

gold-leaf galvanoscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold-leaf%20galvanoscope

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“gold-leaf galvanoscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold-leaf%20galvanoscope. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gold-leaf galvanoscope,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold-leaf%20galvanoscope.

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