galvanometer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun meter for detecting or comparing or measuring small electric currents

WordNet

Gal`va*nom"e*ter noun
Etymology
Galvanic + -meter: cf. F. galvanomètre.
Definitions
  1. (Elec.) An instrument or apparatus for measuring the intensity of an electric current, usually by the deflection of a magnetic needle.

Webster 1913