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electrometer

[ih-lek-trom-i-ter, ee-lek-]
noun
  1. a calibrated device used for measuring extremely low voltages.
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Origin of electrometer

First recorded in 1945–50; electro- + -meter
Related formse·lec·tro·met·ric [ih-lek-troh-me-trik] /ɪˌlɛk troʊˈmɛ trɪk/, e·lec·tro·met·ri·cal, adjectivee·lec·tro·met·ri·cal·ly, adverbe·lec·trom·e·try, noun
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Historical Examples

  • The tar and his training have given way to the register, the gauge and the electrometer.

    Steam Steel and Electricity

    James W. Steele

  • The amount of the charge which they carry may be measured by the electrometer.

  • So the learned Professor called in the aid of the electrometer.

  • And the electrometer was able to detect the presence of those one at a time.

  • In its simplest form the electrometer is called the "electroscope."

British Dictionary definitions for electrometer

electrometer

noun
  1. an instrument for detecting or determining the magnitude of a potential difference or charge by the electrostatic forces between charged bodies
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Derived Formselectrometric (ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈmɛtrɪk) or electrometrical, adjectiveelectrometrically, adverbelectrometry, noun
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