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English Dictionary: galvanometer by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
galvanometer
n
  1. meter for detecting or comparing or measuring small electric currents
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Galvanometer \Gal`va*nom"e*ter\, n. [Galvanic + -meter: cf. F.
      galvanom[8a]tre.] (Elec.)
      An instrument or apparatus for measuring the intensity of an
      electric current, usually by the deflection of a magnetic
      needle.
  
      {Differential galvanometer}. See under {Differental}, a.
  
      {Sine galvanometer}, {Cosine galvanometer}, {Tangent
      galvanometer} (Elec.), a galvanometer in which the sine,
            cosine, or tangent respectively, of the angle through
            which the needle is deflected, is proportional to the
            strength of the current passed through the instrument.
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