ratiometer

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Synonyms: radiometer, craniometer, atmometer, variometer, bathometer, fathometer, gradiometer, riometer, rachiometer, cratometer, attometer

Antonyms: radiometer, craniometer, atmometer, variometer, bathometer, fathometer, gradiometer, riometer, rachiometer, cratometer, attometer

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Noun

1. A [[measurement]] [[device]] used in [[ohmmeter]]s, having two [[coil]]s, one connected via a [[series]] [[resistor]] to the [[battery]] [[supply]] and the other connected to the same battery supply via a second resistor and the resistor under test. The [[indication]] on the [[meter]] was [[proportional]] to the [[ratio]] of the [[current]]s through the two coils.

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