galvanoscope

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

/ ˈgæl və nəˌskoʊp, gælˈvæn ə- /

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noun

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

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Origin of galvanoscope

First recorded in1825–35; galvano- + -scope

OTHER WORDS FROM galvanoscope

gal·va·no·scop·ic

[gal-vuh-nuh-skop-ik, gal-van-uh-], /ˌgæl və nəˈskɒp ɪk, gælˌvæn ə-/, adjectivegal·va·nos·co·pist

[gal-vuh-nos-kuh-pist], /ˌgæl vəˈnɒs kə pɪst/, noungal·va·nos·co·py, noun

Words nearby galvanoscope

galvanomagnetic effect, galvanometer, galvanometry, galvanoplastic, galvanoplasty, galvanoscope, galvanotaxis, galvanotherapy, galvanotropism, Galveston, Galveston Bay

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How to use galvanoscope in a sentence

The older or moving-magnet type of galvanometer is similar to the galvanoscope mentioned in Art. 239.
Physics|Willis Eugene Tower
The galvanoscope may also be put into the circuit as in Fig. 113.
The Study of Elementary Electricity and Magnetism by Experiment|Thomas M. St. John
To study the construction and use of the simple galvanoscope.
The Study of Elementary Electricity and Magnetism by Experiment|Thomas M. St. John
At the shore station, there is placed in deviation a galvanoscope, K, whose needle is deflected.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 443, June 28, 1884|Various

At this moment the circuit of the galvanoscope, K, is closed, and we ascertain whether there is a deviation of the needle.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 443, June 28, 1884|Various

British Dictionary definitions for galvanoscope

galvanoscope

/ (ˈɡælvənəˌskəʊp, ɡælˈvænə-) /

noun

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

Derived forms of galvanoscope

galvanoscopic (ˌɡælvənəˈskɒpɪk, ɡælˌvænə-), adjectivegalvanoscopy, noun

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