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- Dictionarygal·va·nom·e·ter/ˌɡalvəˈnämədər/
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- 1. an instrument for detecting and measuring small electric currents.
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A galvanometer is an electromechanical measuring instrument for electric current. Early galvanometers were uncalibrated, but improved versions, called ammeters, were calibrated and could measure the flow of current more precisely. Galvanometers work by deflecting a pointer in response to an electric current flowing through a coil in a constant magnetic field. The mechanism is also used as an actua... Wikipedia