electrometer

[ ih-lek-trom-i-ter, ee-lek- ]

/ ɪ lɛkˈtrɒm ɪ tər, ˌi lɛk- /

noun

a calibrated device used for measuring extremely low voltages.

Origin of electrometer

First recorded in 1945–50; electro- + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM electrometer

e·lec·tro·met·ric

[ih-lek-troh-me-trik], /ɪˌlɛk troʊˈmɛ trɪk/, e·lec·tro·met·ri·cal, adjectivee·lec·tro·met·ri·cal·ly, adverbe·lec·trom·e·try, noun

Words nearby electrometer

electromechanical, electromechanical dissociation, electromerism, electrometallurgy, electrometeor, electrometer, electromotive, electromotive force, electromotive series, electromyogram, electromyograph

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Example sentences from the Web for electrometer

Major Rains brought his electrometer, and made every experiment that their ingenuity could invent or suggest.
The Missing Link in Modern Spiritualism|A. Leah Underhill
Essentially an electrometer consists of a light suspended conductor which moves within four fixed quadrants.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
In its simplest form the electrometer is called the "electroscope."
Marvels of Scientific Invention|Thomas W. Corbin
Last evening Dr. Walker called me to witness his success with the electrometer.
In the Arctic Seas|Francis Leopold McClintock

Among Sir William's other inventions we may specially mention an electrometer, which has now assumed a very complete form.
Western Worthies|J. Stephen Jeans

British Dictionary definitions for electrometer

electrometer

/ (ɪlɛkˈtrɒmɪtə, ˌiːlɛk-) /

noun

an instrument for detecting or determining the magnitude of a potential difference or charge by the electrostatic forces between charged bodies

Derived forms of electrometer

electrometric (ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈmɛtrɪk) or electrometrical, adjectiveelectrometrically, adverbelectrometry, noun

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单词	electrometer
释义	electrometer [ ih-lek-trom-i-ter, ee-lek- ] / ɪ lɛkˈtrɒm ɪ tər, ˌi lɛk- / noun a calibrated device used for measuring extremely low voltages. Origin of electrometer First recorded in 1945–50; electro- + -meter OTHER WORDS FROM electrometer e·lec·tro·met·ric [ih-lek-troh-me-trik], /ɪˌlɛk troʊˈmɛ trɪk/, e·lec·tro·met·ri·cal, adjectivee·lec·tro·met·ri·cal·ly, adverbe·lec·trom·e·try, noun Words nearby electrometer electromechanical, electromechanical dissociation, electromerism, electrometallurgy, electrometeor, electrometer, electromotive, electromotive force, electromotive series, electromyogram, electromyograph Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for electrometer Major Rains brought his electrometer, and made every experiment that their ingenuity could invent or suggest. The Missing Link in Modern Spiritualism\|A. Leah Underhill Essentially an electrometer consists of a light suspended conductor which moves within four fixed quadrants. The New Gresham Encyclopedia\|Various In its simplest form the electrometer is called the "electroscope." Marvels of Scientific Invention\|Thomas W. Corbin Last evening Dr. Walker called me to witness his success with the electrometer. In the Arctic Seas\|Francis Leopold McClintock Among Sir William's other inventions we may specially mention an electrometer, which has now assumed a very complete form. Western Worthies\|J. Stephen Jeans British Dictionary definitions for electrometer electrometer / (ɪlɛkˈtrɒmɪtə, ˌiːlɛk-) / noun an instrument for detecting or determining the magnitude of a potential difference or charge by the electrostatic forces between charged bodies Derived forms of electrometer electrometric (ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈmɛtrɪk) or electrometrical, adjectiveelectrometrically, adverbelectrometry, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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