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galvanoscope

American  
[gal-vuh-nuh-skohp, gal-van-uh-] / ˈgæl və nəˌskoʊp, gælˈvæn ə- /

noun

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


galvanoscope British  
/ 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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of galvanoscope

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

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

From Electricity for the 4-H Scientist Idaho Agricultural Extension Service Bulletin 396, June, 1962 by Wilson, Eric B.

At the shore station, there is placed in deviation a galvanoscope, K, whose needle is deflected.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 443, June 28, 1884 by Various

When the wire is wound many times round the needle on a bobbin, the whole forms what is called a galvanoscope, as shown in figure 30, where N is the needle and B the bobbin.

From The Story of Electricity by Munro, John

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

From Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications by Hawkins, Nehemiah

Connect the coil to your galvanoscope as shown in Figure 8.

From Electricity for the 4-H Scientist Idaho Agricultural Extension Service Bulletin 396, June, 1962 by Wilson, Eric B.

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