| volta-electrometer | An instrument for the exact measurement of electric currents. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| gunter's quadrant | A thin quadrant, made of brass, wood, etc, showing a stereographic projection on the plane of the equator. By it are found the hour of the day, the sun's azimuth, the altitude of objects in degrees, etc. See Gunter's scale. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| quadrant | <dentistry> The four parts of your mouth, that is the upper left, the upper right, the lower left, and the lower right. (08 Jan 1998) |
| electrometer | <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). Balance electrometer. See Balance. Origin: Electro-: cf. F. Electrometre. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |