galvanoscope
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Luigi Galvani + -o- + -scope
Noun
[edit]galvanoscope (plural galvanoscopes)
- A device used to detect electric currents, particularly one using the deflection of a magnetic needle.
Derived terms
[edit]French
[edit]Noun
[edit]galvanoscope m (plural galvanoscopes)
Further reading
[edit]- “galvanoscope”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.