ratiometer

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noun

A measurement device used in ohmmeters, having two coils, one connected via a series resistor to the battery supply and the other connected to the same battery supply via a second resistor and the resistor under test. The indication on the meter was proportional to the ratio of the currents through the two coils.

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Meanings

nounratiometer (plural ratiometers)

plural ratiometers

  1. A measurement device used in ohmmeters, having two coils, one connected via a series resistor to the battery supply and the other connected to the same battery supply via a second resistor and the resistor under test. The indication on the meter was proportional to the ratio of the currents through the two coils.

Origin

From ratio + meter.

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ratiometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ratiometer

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

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

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