galvanoscope

[gal-vuh-nuh-skohp, gal-van-uh-]

noun

1. an instrument for detecting the existence of an electric current and determining its direction.

galvanoscope

/ ɡælˌvænə-, ˈɡælvənəˌskəʊp, ɡælˈvænə-, ˌɡælvənəˈskɒpɪk /

noun

1. a galvanometer that depends for its action on the deflection of a magnetic needle in a magnetic field produced by the electric current that is to be detected

Other Word Forms

• galvanoscopic adjective
• galvanoscopy noun
• galvanoscopist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of galvanoscope¹

First recorded in 1825–35; galvano- + -scope

Example Sentences

As a fact, we can easily show the magnetic effect of the current of discharge of an influence-machine on the galvanoscope although we could hardly have made the original discovery of the magnetic effects with this current.

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The frog’s limbs thus prepared form an excessively delicate galvanoscope.

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Show others how your galvanoscope can detect: whether a battery is producing current, which way the current is flowing, and whether a current is strong or weak.

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To test the voltage of batteries we must be able to control our galvanoscope.

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Broadly speaking, a galvanoscope is an instrument that detects the presence of electric currents.

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