galvanometer (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[galvanometer 词源字典]
instrument for detecting and measuring electric current, 1801, from galvano-, used as a comb. form of galvanism + -meter. Related: Galvanometric. Galvanoscope "instrument for detecting and determining the direction of electric current" is from 1832.[galvanometer etymology, galvanometer origin, 英语词源]