phasemeter
/ˈfeɪzmiːtə/Electricity
noun
An instrument which measures a phase difference between two oscillations or waveforms, especially that between an alternating current and the corresponding voltage (hence giving the power factor).
Origin
Late 19th century. From phase + meter, after German Phasenmeter.
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