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
Derived forms
galvanoscopic (ˌɡælvənəˈskɒpɪk, ɡælˌvænə-)
adjective
galvanoscopy (ˌgalvaˈnoscopy)
noun
galvanoscope in American English
(ˈɡælvənəˌskoup, ɡælˈvænə-)
noun
an instrument for detecting the existence of an electric current and determining its direction
Derived forms
galvanoscopic (ˌɡælvənəˈskɑpɪk, ɡælˌvænə-)
adjective
galvanoscopist (ˌɡælvəˈnɑskəpɪst)
noun
galvanoscopy
noun
Word origin
[1825–35; galvano- + -scope]This word is first recorded in the period 1825–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: breakdown, cliché, individualism, self-help, torquegalvano- is a combining form representing galvanic or galvanism in compound words. Other words that use the affix galvano- include: galvanocautery, galvanometer, galvanometry, galvanoplastic, galvanoplasty; -scope is a combining form meaning “instrument for viewing,” used in the formation of compoundwords. Other words that use the affix -scope include: electroscope, kaleidoscope, laryngoscope, spectroscope, stroboscope