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

With the indications of his voltameter he compared the decompositions of other substances, both singly and in series.

From Faraday as a Discoverer by Tyndall, John

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

The industrial voltameter consists of a large iron cylinder.

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

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

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