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vol•tam•e•ter



Pronunciation: (vol-tam'i-tur, vōl-), [key]
n.
a device for measuring the quantity of electricity passing through a conductor by the amount of electrolytic decomposition it produces, or for measuring the strength of a current by the amount of such decomposition in a given time. Also called coulometer.

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