Electricity & Electronics - Ch. 4 Instruments Voc.

Front

An instrument used to measure current.

Back

ammeter

Front

A meter used to measure resistance in ohms.

Back

ohmmeter

Front

An instrument used to measure voltage.

Back

voltmeter

Front

A meter with a continuously variable scale. An indicating needle reads the measured value.

Back

analog meter

Front

A meter that uses modern electronic circuitry to take electrical measurements and display values, usually on a liquid crystal display.

Back

digital multimeter

Front

A meter created based on principles of repulsion. Two concentric vanes are placed inside a solenoid.

Back

iron van meter

Front

A device used to measure AC and DC voltage, AC and DC current, resistance, and describe ratings.

Back

field-effect transistor-VOM

Front

A meter scale with evenly spaced marking used to interpret ampere and voltage values.

Back

linear meter scale

Front

A scale, such as the ohms scale, whose markings are not evenly spaced.

Back

nonlinear scale

Front

A unit of measurement of meter sensitivity.

Back

ohms-per-volt