noun
- Plural of galvanometer; instruments that detect and measure small electric currents by the deflection of a magnetic needle or moving coil.
Usage: technical; physics
Examples
- The physics lab was equipped with several galvanometers for measuring electrical current.
- Early galvanometers used a compass needle to indicate the presence of electric current.
- Modern galvanometers are often replaced by digital multimeters in practical applications.
- The student connected the galvanometers to the circuit to detect any current flow.
- Sensitive galvanometers can measure currents as small as a few microamperes.