voltameter

[ vol-tam-i-ter, vohl- ]

/ vɒlˈtæm ɪ tər, voʊl- /

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 of voltameter

1830–40; volta (see volt¹) + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM voltameter

vol·ta·met·ric

[vol-tuh-me-trik, vohl-], /ˌvɒl təˈmɛ trɪk, ˌvoʊl-/, adjective

Words nearby voltameter

voltaic couple, voltaic electricity, voltaic pile, Voltaire, voltaism, voltameter, voltammeter, voltammetry, volt-ampere, Volta Redonda, Voltaren

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Example sentences from the Web for voltameter

He wished to ascertain what relation this decomposition bore to that of the water in his voltameter.
Faraday As A Discoverer|John Tyndall
Percyanide of mercury and corrosive sublimate produce no effect; nor does iodine, gum, or sugar, the test being a voltameter.
Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1|Michael Faraday
The current, as calculated by the voltameter, corresponds to this reading.
Scientific American Supplement No. 822|Various
The resistance of the voltameter changes somewhat as the current passes.
Scientific American Supplement No. 822|Various

It remains for us to describe this voltameter itself, and to show the rendering of it.
Scientific American Supplement No. 819|Various

British Dictionary definitions for voltameter

voltameter

/ (vɒlˈtæmɪtə) /

noun

another name for coulometer

Derived forms of voltameter

voltametric (ˌvɒltəˈmɛtrɪk), adjective

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单词	voltameter
释义	voltameter [ vol-tam-i-ter, vohl- ] / vɒlˈtæm ɪ tər, voʊl- / 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 of voltameter 1830–40; volta (see volt¹) + -meter OTHER WORDS FROM voltameter vol·ta·met·ric [vol-tuh-me-trik, vohl-], /ˌvɒl təˈmɛ trɪk, ˌvoʊl-/, adjective Words nearby voltameter voltaic couple, voltaic electricity, voltaic pile, Voltaire, voltaism, voltameter, voltammeter, voltammetry, volt-ampere, Volta Redonda, Voltaren Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for voltameter He wished to ascertain what relation this decomposition bore to that of the water in his voltameter. Faraday As A Discoverer\|John Tyndall Percyanide of mercury and corrosive sublimate produce no effect; nor does iodine, gum, or sugar, the test being a voltameter. Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1\|Michael Faraday The current, as calculated by the voltameter, corresponds to this reading. Scientific American Supplement No. 822\|Various The resistance of the voltameter changes somewhat as the current passes. Scientific American Supplement No. 822\|Various It remains for us to describe this voltameter itself, and to show the rendering of it. Scientific American Supplement No. 819\|Various British Dictionary definitions for voltameter voltameter / (vɒlˈtæmɪtə) / noun another name for coulometer Derived forms of voltameter voltametric (ˌvɒltəˈmɛtrɪk), adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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