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Webster 1913 Edition
Electrometer
Eˊlec-trom′e-ter
,Noun.
[
Electro-
+ -meter
: cf. F. électromètre
.] (Physics)
An instrument for measuring the quantity or intensity of electricity; also, sometimes, and less properly, applied to an instrument which indicates the presence of electricity (usually called an electroscope).
Webster 1828 Edition
Electrometer
ELECTROM'ETER
,Noun.
An instrument for measuring the quantity or intensity of electricity, or its quality; or an instrument for discharging it from a jar.