Einthoven

[ ahynt-hoh-vuhn ]

/ ˈaɪntˌhoʊ vən /

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noun

Wil·lem

[vil-uhm], /ˈvɪl əm/, 1860–1927, Dutch physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1924.

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Words nearby Einthoven

Einstein shift, Einstein's mass-energy law, Einstein's photoelectric equation, Einstein's photoelectric law, Einstein theory, Einthoven, EIR, Eire, eirenic, eirenicon, EIS

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How to use Einthoven in a sentence

The principle of the Einthoven string galvanometer may be described roughly in a few words.
Practical Cinematography and Its Applications|Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
Professor Korn uses a form of the Einthoven galvanometer already described.
Marvels of Scientific Invention|Thomas W. Corbin
The Einthoven string galvanometer is another form of sensitive instrument for the measurement of small direct currents.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4|Various
The very elaborate and delicate electrocardiograph with the string galvanometer devised by Einthoven is used.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield

The valve receiver is connected to the battery B and silvered quartz thread K of an Einthoven galvanometer (already described).
Wireless Transmission of Photographs|Marcus J. Martin

British Dictionary definitions for Einthoven

Einthoven

/ (Dutch ˈɛɪnthoːvə) /

noun

Willem. 1860–1927, Dutch physiologist. A pioneer of electrocardiography, he was awarded the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in 1924

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