gradiometer

[ grey-dee-om-i-ter ]

nounPhysics.

any instrument used to measure a gradient, as the rate of change of the geomagnetic field.: Compare gradient (def. 3a).

Origin of gradiometer

First recorded in 1800–10; gradi(ent) + -o- + -meter

Words Nearby gradiometer

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How to use gradiometer in a sentence

For example, big metal objects can interfere with the gradiometer and power lines mess with the electrical resistance meter scans.
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British Dictionary definitions for gradiometer

gradiometer

/ (ˌɡrædɪˈɒmɪtə) /

noun

physics an instrument for measuring the gradient of a magnetic field
surveying an instrument used to ensure that a long gradient remains constant

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