VOLTAMETER
\vˈə͡ʊltɐmˌiːtə], \vˈəʊltɐmˌiːtə], \v_ˈəʊ_l_t_ɐ_m_ˌiː_t_ə]\
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An instrument for measuring the voltaic electricity passing through it, by its effect in decomposing water or some other chemical compound acting as an electrolyte.
By Oddity Software
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An instrument for measuring the voltaic electricity passing through it, by its effect in decomposing water or some other chemical compound acting as an electrolyte.
By Noah Webster.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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n. [Greek]An instrument for measuring the strength of a voltaic battery or of a voltaic current, by passing it through a graduated tube nearly filled with a solution of sulphuric acid and water-the strength of the current is indicated by the rate of decomposition of the solution, which may be read off on the scale of the tube.
