magnetometer

English

Alternative forms

• magnetimeter (obsolete)

Etymology

From magneto- +‎ -meter.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌmæɡnɪˈtɒmɪtə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌmæɡnɪˈtɑmɪtɚ/

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• Rhymes: -ɒmɪtə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: mag‧ne‧tom‧e‧ter

Noun

magnetometer (plural magnetometers)

1. (physics) An instrument used to measure the intensity and direction of a magnetic field, especially at points on the Earth's surface; sometimes used as metal detector.

   Synonym: (colloquial) mag

Derived terms

• aeromagnetometer
• biomagnetometer
• comagnetometer
• mag
• neuromagnetometer

Related terms

• magnetometric
• magnetometry

Translations

instrument

• Asturian: magnetómetru m
• Catalan: magnetòmetre m
• Finnish: magnetometri
• French: magnétomètre (fr) m
• Galician: magnetómetro (gl) m
• German: Magnetometer (de) n
• Indonesian: magnetometer (id)
• Italian: magnetometro (it) m
• Malay: jangka magnet, meter magnet, magnetometer
• Portuguese: magnetómetro m (Portugal), magnetômetro m (Brazil)
• Spanish: magnetómetro (es) m
• Tagalog: balnisukat

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from English magnetometer.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /maɡnetoˈmetər/ [mak̚.ne.t̪oˈme.t̪ər]
• Rhymes: -etər
• Syllabification: mag‧ne‧to‧me‧ter

Noun

magnetometer (plural magnetometer-magnetometer)

1. (physics) magnetometer

   Synonym: pengukur semberani

Derived terms

• magnetometer udara

Further reading

• “magnetometer”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016