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Magnetometer
Magˊnet-om′e-ter
,Noun.
[
Magneto-
+ -meter
: cf. F. magnétomètre
.] (Physics)
An instrument for measuring the intensity of magnetic forces; also, less frequently, an instrument for determining any of the terrestrial magnetic elements, as the dip and declination.
Definition 2024
magnetometer
magnetometer
English
Alternative forms
- magnetimeter (obsolete)
Noun
magnetometer (plural magnetometers)
- (physics) An instrument used to measure the intensity and direction of a magnetic field, especially at points on the Earth's surface.
Related terms
- magnetimetric
- magnetimetry
Derived terms
Translations
instrument
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