DIAGOMETER

Etymology

Noun

diagometer (plural diagometers)

A kind of electroscope in which the dry pile is employed to measure the amount of electricity transmitted by different bodies, or to determine their conductive power.

Source: Wiktionary


Di`a*gom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Gr. -meter.]

Definition: A sort of electroscope, invented by Rousseau, in which the dry pile is employed to measure the amount of electricity transmitted by different bodies, or to determine their conducting power. Nichol.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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