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voltameter

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vol⋅tam⋅e⋅ter

[vol-tam-i-ter, vohl-]
–noun
a device for measuring the quantity of electricity passing through a conductor by the amount of electrolytic decomposition it produces, or for measuring the strength of a current by the amount of such decomposition in a given time.
Also called coulometer.


Origin:
1830–40; volta (see volt 1 ) + -meter


vol⋅ta⋅met⋅ric [vol-tuh-me-trik, vohl-] , adjective
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