GRADIOMETER


Meaning of GRADIOMETER in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ gr ā -d ē - ' ä-m ə -t ə r

Function: noun

Etymology: gradi ent + -o- + -meter

Date: 1899

: an instrument for measuring the gradient of a physical quantity (as the earth's magnetic field)

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