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galvanometer

/ˌɡæl.vəˈnɑm.ət.ɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
gal-vanome-ter
IPA
/ˌɡæl.vəˈnɑm.ət.ɚ/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɡæl.vəˈnɑm.ət.ɚ/
  • British English: /ˌɡæl.vəˈnɒm.ɪt.ə/

Inflected Forms

galvanometers (plural)

Derived Forms

psychogalvanometer

Phrases

cosine galvanometer sine galvanometer tangent galvanometer

Rhymes With

thermometer kilometre kilometer barometer spectrometer speedometer magnetometer potentiometer spectrophotometer hydrometer hygrometer photometer

Questions

How do you pronounce galvanometer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɡæl.vəˈnɑm.ət.ɚ/.
What does galvanometer mean?
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.
Where does galvanometer come from?
From Italian physicist Luigi Galvani + -o- + -meter.

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