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Where does “galvanometer” come from?

Galvanometer derives from Ancient Greek μέτρον meaning "measure," from the suffix -τρον, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -trom and -tḗr.

galvanometer (English): A device used to indicate the presence and...

Definitions

  1. A device used to indicate the presence and...

Ancestry of “galvanometer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchLuigi Galvani—

Words derived from “galvanometer”

  • psychogalvanometer
Every word from French Luigi Galvani →