ELECTROMETERS Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word electrometers. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ELECTROMETERS
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| detectors | nounn | |||||||
noun • any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner • rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave • electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity | ||||||||
| electroscopes | nounn | |||||||
noun • measuring instrument that detects electric charge; two gold leaves diverge owing to repulsion of charges with like sign | ||||||||
| gauges | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. • accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared • the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train • the thickness of wire • diameter of a tube or gun barrel verb • judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) • rub to a uniform size • determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation • measure precisely and against a standard • adapt to a specified measurement • mix in specific proportions | ||||||||
| meters | nounn | |||||||
noun • the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) • any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity • (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse • rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration verb • measure with a meter • stamp with a meter indicating the postage | ||||||||
