moving-coil galvanometer

Definitions of moving-coil galvanometer
  1. noun
    a galvanometer that is operated by the force exerted by an electric current flowing in a movable coil suspended in a magnetic field
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    types:
    ballistic galvanometer
    a moving-coil galvanometer that measures electric charge
    type of:
    galvanometer
    meter for detecting or comparing or measuring small electric currents
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