gradiometer

[grey-dee-om-i-ter]

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noun Physics.

any instrument used to measure a gradient, as the rate of change of the geomagnetic field. Compare gradient (def. 3a).

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Origin:
1800–10; gradi(ent) + -o- + -meter

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gradiometer (ˌɡrædɪˈɒmɪtə)

—n
1.	physics an instrument for measuring the gradient of a magnetic field
2.	surveying an instrument used to ensure that a long gradient remains constant

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