voltameter

American  

[vol-tam-i-ter, vohl-] / vɒlˈtæm ɪ tər, voʊl- /

noun

1. a device for measuring the quantity of electricity passing through a conductor by the amount of electrolytic decomposition it produces, or for measuring the strength of a current by the amount of such decomposition in a given time.

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voltameter British  

/ ˌvɒltəˈmɛtrɪk, vɒlˈtæmɪtə /

noun

1. another name for coulometer

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Other Word Forms

• voltametric
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of voltameter

1830–40; volta ( see volt ¹) + -meter

Example Sentences

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voltameter

Thus the electromotive force of the disk was opposed by a back electromotive force θε due to the chemical action in the voltameter or battery, to which the wires from the disk were connected.

From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Gray, Andrew

In the following specification the term silver voltameter means the arrangement of apparatus by means of which an electric current is passed through a solution of nitrate of silver in water.

From Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891 by Various

In this way, in comparing the strength of, say, two separate currents, one should have each current pass through the voltameter the same length of time as the other, so as to obtain comparative results.

From Electricity for Boys by Zerbe, James Slough

If, for example, the tubes of the voltameter described on page 38 were graduated, the volume of gas evolved would be a measure of the current.

From The Story of Electricity by Munro, John

The volumes of gases were in no regular proportion to the quantities evolved from water in the voltameter.

From Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1 by Faraday, Michael