MAGNETOMETER

magnetometer, gaussmeter

(noun) a meter to compare strengths of magnetic fields

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

magnetometer (plural magnetometers)

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

Source: Wiktionary


Mag`net*om"e*ter, n. Etym: [Magneto- + -meter: cf. F. magnétomètre.] (Physics)

Definition: An instrument for measuring the intensity of magnetic forces; also, less frequently, an instrument for determining any of the terrestrial magnetic elements, as the dip and declination.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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