electrometer

[ ih-lek-trom-i-ter, ee-lek- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

electrometer

/ ˌiːlɛk-; ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈmɛtrɪk; ɪlɛkˈtrɒmɪtə /

an instrument for detecting or determining the magnitude of a potential difference or charge by the electrostatic forces between charged bodies

e·lec·tro·met·ric [ih-lek-troh-, me, -trik], e·lectro·metri·cal adjective
e·lectro·metri·cal·ly adverb
e·lec·trome·try noun

First recorded in 1945–50; electro- + -meter

The electrometer remains as indifferent to the solicitations of the tables as does the mariner's compass.

Attach to it a common pith-ball electrometer, and then let your medium place his hands upon the board.

Moreover, it does not require correction for electrometer leakage, as generally happens when more elaborate appliances are used.

When accurate quantitative measurements have to be made, an instrument called an electrometer is used.

Essentially an electrometer consists of a light suspended conductor which moves within four fixed quadrants.

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