electrometer

[ ih-lek-trom-i-ter, ee-lek- ]

/ ɪ lɛkˈtrɒm ɪ tər, ˌi lɛk- /

noun

a calibrated device used for measuring extremely low voltages.

Words nearby electrometer

electromechanical, electromechanical dissociation, electromerism, electrometallurgy, electrometeor, electrometer, electromotive, electromotive force, electromotive series, electromyogram, electromyograph

Origin of electrometer

First recorded in 1945–50; electro- + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM electrometer

e·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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Examples from the Web for electrometer

Major Rains brought his electrometer, and made every experiment that their ingenuity could invent or suggest.
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Essentially an electrometer consists of a light suspended conductor which moves within four fixed quadrants.
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In its simplest form the electrometer is called the "electroscope."
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Last evening Dr. Walker called me to witness his success with the electrometer.
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Among Sir William's other inventions we may specially mention an electrometer, which has now assumed a very complete form.
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British Dictionary definitions for electrometer

electrometer

/ (ɪlɛkˈtrɒmɪtə, ˌiːlɛk-) /

noun

an instrument for detecting or determining the magnitude of a potential difference or charge by the electrostatic forces between charged bodies

Derived forms of electrometer

electrometric (ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈmɛtrɪk) or electrometrical, adjectiveelectrometrically, adverbelectrometry, noun

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