electrometer
[ih-lek-trom-i-ter, ee-lek-]
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noun
a calibrated device used for measuring extremely low voltages.
Origin of electrometer
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The tar and his training have given way to the register, the gauge and the electrometer.
Steam Steel and ElectricityJames W. Steele
The amount of the charge which they carry may be measured by the electrometer.
A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5)Henry Smith Williams
So the learned Professor called in the aid of the electrometer.
Marvels of Scientific InventionThomas W. Corbin
And the electrometer was able to detect the presence of those one at a time.
Marvels of Scientific InventionThomas W. Corbin
In its simplest form the electrometer is called the "electroscope."
Marvels of Scientific InventionThomas W. Corbin
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