galvanometer
/ˌɡæl.vəˈnɑm.ət.ɚ/noun
galvanometer is spelled G-A-L-V-A-N-O-M-E-T-E-R: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, galvanometer means “A device used to indicate the presence and direction of a small electric current, especially used to detect a null or balanced condition in a bridge…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of galvanometer is galvanometers.
How many letters and syllables are in galvanometer?
| Letters | 12: G-A-L-V-A-N-O-M-E-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is galvanometer?
Galvanometer appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce galvanometer?
- UK /ˌɡæl.vəˈnɒm.ɪt.ə/
- US /ˌɡæl.vəˈnɑm.ət.ɚ/
Galvanometer has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with galvanometer?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as galvanometer from its last stressed vowel (/ɑmətəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of galvanometer
- galvanometers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does galvanometer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A device used to indicate the presence and direction of a small electric current, especially used to detect a null or balanced condition in a bridge circuit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Galvanometer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense device to detect electric current:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | galvanomètre |
| German | Galvanometer |
| Portuguese | galvanómetro |
| Spanish | galvanómetro |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does galvanometer come from?
From Italian physicist Luigi Galvani + -o- + -meter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).