Ammeter
['æmɪtə] or ['æmitɚ]
Definition
(noun.) a meter that measures the flow of electrical current in amperes.
Typist: Morton--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A contraction of amperometer or amperemeter.
Edited by Lester
Examples
- The station had neither voltmeter nor ammeter. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- One ammeter, for measuring the quantity of current output, was interpolated in the neutral bus or third-wire return circuit to indicate when the load on the two machines was out of balance. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The scale may be completed by marking the positions of the pointer when other currents of known strength flow through the ammeter. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Voltmeters (Fig. 236), or instruments for measuring voltage, are like ammeters except that a wire of very high resistance is in circuit with the movable coil. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Instruments for measuring the strength of currents in units are called ammeters, and the common form makes use of a galvanometer. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- In external appearance they are not distinguishable from ammeters. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
Editor: Myra