galvanoscope

[ gal-vuh-nuh-skohp, gal-van-uh- ]
/ ˈgæl və nəˌskoʊp, gælˈvæn ə- /

noun

an instrument for detecting the existence of an electric current and determining its direction.

Origin of galvanoscope

First recorded in 1825–35; galvano- + -scope

OTHER WORDS FROM galvanoscope

gal·va·no·scop·ic [gal-vuh-nuh-skop-ik, gal-van-uh-] /ˌgæl və nəˈskɒp ɪk, gælˌvæn ə-/, adjective gal·va·nos·co·pist [gal-vuh-nos-kuh-pist] /ˌgæl vəˈnɒs kə pɪst/, noun gal·va·nos·co·py, noun

Words nearby galvanoscope

galvanomagnetic effect, galvanometer, galvanometry, galvanoplastic, galvanoplasty, galvanoscope, galvanotaxis, galvanotherapy, galvanotropism, galveston, galveston bay

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British Dictionary definitions for galvanoscope

galvanoscope
/ (ˈɡælvənəˌskəʊp, ɡælˈvænə-) /

noun

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 of galvanoscope

galvanoscopic (ˌɡælvənəˈskɒpɪk, ɡælˌvænə-), adjective galvanoscopy, noun