GRADIOMETER


Meaning of GRADIOMETER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌgrā-dē-ˈä-mə-tər ]

noun

Etymology: gradi ent + -o- + -meter

Date: 1899

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.