1) Measuring device 2) Measuring instrument 3) Measuring system
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An electroscope is an early scientific instrument that is used to detect the presence and magnitude of electric charge on a body. It was the first electrical measuring instrument. The first electroscope, a pivoted needle called the versorium, was invented by British physician William Gilbert around 1600. The pith-ball electroscope and the gold-lea...
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instrument for detecting electrical charges in the body
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• (n.) An instrument for detecting the presence of electricity, or changes in the electric state of bodies, or the species of electricity present, as by means of pith balls, and the like.
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instrument for detecting the presence of an electric charge or of ionizing radiation, usually consisting of a pair of thin gold leaves suspended from ... [1 related articles]
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electrostatic instrument intended to detect a potential difference or an electric charge
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<instrument, physics> An instrument for detecting the presence of electricity, or changes in the electric state of bodies, or the species of electricity present, as by means of pith balls, and the like. ... <physics> Condensing electroscope, a form of electroscope in which an increase of sensibility is obtained by the use of a condenser...
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(e-lek´tro-skōp) an instrument for measuring radiation intensity.
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E·lec'tro·scope noun [
Electro- +
-scope : confer French
électroscope .]
(Physics) An instrument for detecting the presence of electricity, or changes in the electric state of bodies, or the species of electricity present, as by means of pith balls, and the like.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ē-lek′trō-skōp Definitions: 1. An instrument for the detection of electrical charges or ionization of gas by beta or x-rays; consists of two strips of gold leaf suspended from an insulated conductor and enclosed in an airtight container viewed with a low-power microscope.
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n] - measuring instrument that detects electric charge
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noun measuring instrument that detects electric charge; two gold leaves diverge owing to repulsion of charges with like sign
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Apparatus for detecting electric charge. The simple gold-leaf electroscope consists of a vertical conducting (metal) rod ending in a pair of rectangular pieces of gold foil, mounted inside and insulated from an earthed metal case or glass jar. An electric charge applied to the end of the metal ro...
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a device for detecting the presence and determining the sign of electric charges by means of electrostatic attraction and repulsion, often between two pieces of gold leaf enclosed in a glass-walled chamber.
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