galvanoscope

English

Etymology

Luigi Galvani +‎ -o- +‎ -scope

Noun

galvanoscope (plural galvanoscopes)

1. A device used to detect electric currents, particularly one using the deflection of a magnetic needle.

Derived terms

• frog galvanoscope

French

Noun

galvanoscope m (plural galvanoscopes)

1. galvanoscope

Further reading

• “galvanoscope”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.