Voltmeter

Word VOLTMETER
Character 9
Hyphenation volt me ter
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Voltmeter"

What do we mean by voltmeter?

An instrument for measuring electric potential differences in units of volts. noun

An electrometer, or a high-resistance galvanometer, or a galvanometer combined with a resistance calibrated so that its indications show the number of volts E. M. F. in the circuit between its terminals. The cut shows one form of volt-meter, for the construction of which see ampere-meter. noun

It is a direct-reading instrument for the measurement of difference of potential between two points in an electric circuit, as between the terminals of a generator, battery, or electric lamp, or between the mains of a distributing circuit. Voltmeters for use on direct-current circuits are frequently strong-field galvanometers of high resistance, in which case the difference of potential between their terminals is proportional to the current flowing in the voltmeter circuit and is measured by the deflection of a coil suspended in a fixed magnetic field, or sometimes by the movement of a magnet in the field of a fixed coil. Various special forms of electrodynamometer are also used as voltmeters and such instruments are applicable alike to direct and to alternating-current circuits. In cases where it is preferable to have no flow of current in the voltmeter circuit, electrostatic voltmeters are employed. These are usually modifications of the quadrant electrometer of Lord Kelvin, in which a pointer attached to the needle of the instrument moves over a calibrated, direct-reading scale. Electrostatic voltmeters are equally serviceable on direct-and on alternating-current circuits and are especially adapted to measuring high voltages, from 1,000 to 20,000 volts. noun

An instrument for measuring in volts the differences of potential between different points of an electrical circuit. noun

An instrument for measuring electric potential in volts. noun

Meter that measures the potential difference between two points noun

An instrument for measuring electric potential in volts.

A tool used to measure volts in an electric current. Urban Dictionary

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The word "voltmeter" in example sentences

Oh, and as you seem to be technically uneducated a voltmeter is high impedance, it measures voltage (hence the name), it doesn’t apply a voltage. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2009)

Yesterday I spent outside all day learning how to change my oil, change a tire, fix my taillights (wish I had a voltmeter with me though), and take apart my door to attempt to fix the automatic windows (we got the driver's side working!) ❋ Nicole (2009)

“Wire cutters, strippers, screwdrivers, maybe a voltmeter and some—” ❋ Howard Gordon (2011)

I would get a digital AC voltmeter and plug it into the wall permanently, so you could glance up and see the voltage. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Click on the electricity box and set the resistance parameters in such a way that the voltmeter shows 9V (upper resistance - 3, two lower ones - 1 and 3, right one - 7). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Instantly the voltmeter needle swung around to the right, then kept moving farther and farther around the dial. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He watched intently while his friend hooked it up to a voltmeter, then closed a switch on the control board. ❋ Unknown (2010)

We're not talking about whether you read the numbers on a voltmeter or in a centrifuge the same way. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Of course, a voltage spike could still fry them, but that has nothing to do with the nominal voltage or the voltage that you would measure with a typical voltmeter. ❋ Unknown (2008)

• Run engine until batteries right up and voltmeter showing F ❋ Jessica Watson (2010)

Then he hooked it up again to the voltmeter on his control board. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Wires from the battery were connected to a voltmeter and other electrical instruments. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"The voltmeter reading is way down," muttered Tom thoughtfully, running his fingers through his blond crew cut. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If Vista catches on, hundreds of millions of computers will be burning heptillions of cycles and tons of coal just making sure that no one is putting a voltmeter on the traces on its motherboard. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Pa hooked up a voltmeter sort of device and I read the gauge with him: Yep, it was the alternator. ❋ Maggie Jochild (2007)

I hauled out my old voltmeter and determined that power was making it as far as the fixture (beyond where we thought the loose wire had been), and because all three (low-wattage halogen) bulbs were out it was probably a bad transformer. ❋ Davidlevine (2007)

I [used] a voltmeter in [science] and [got] an A. ❋ The Man (2003)

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