galvanometer

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Etymology

From Italian physicist Luigi Galvani +‎ -o- +‎ -meter.

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galvanometer (plural galvanometers)

  1. (physics) A device used to indicate the presence and direction of a small electric current, especially used to detect a null or balanced condition in a bridge circuit.

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