electrometer
e·lec·trom·e·ter / ilekˈträmitər; ˌēlek-/ • n. Physics an instrument for measuring electrical potential without drawing any current from the circuit.DERIVATIVES: e·lec·tro·met·ric / iˌlektrəˈmetrik/ adj.e·lec·trom·e·try / -ˈträmitrē/ n.
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