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 ( volt ¹ ) + -meter

Example Sentences

His most important contribution at 186 this date was the invention of the voltameter and his enunciation of the laws of electrolysis.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various

In order to be able to measure the amount of this action, he invented an instrument which he called a voltameter, or a volta-electrometer.

From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14 The New Era; A Supplementary Volume, by Recent Writers, as Set Forth in the Preface and Table of Contents by Lord, John

He wished to ascertain what relation this decomposition bore to that of the water in his voltameter.

From Faraday as a Discoverer by Tyndall, John

The constants of the voltameter established by Commandant Renard are as follows: Height of external electrode 3.405 m. " internal " 3.290 m.

From Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 by Various

The consumption of the battery was estimated at the same time by interposing in the circuit a sulphate of copper voltameter, of which the copper plate was weighed before and after the experiment.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882 by Various