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, adjective e·lec·tro·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb e·lec·trom·e·try, noun

Words nearby electrometer

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

British Dictionary definitions for electrometric

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, adjective electrometrically, adverb electrometry, noun