multimeter

[ muhl-tim-i-ter ]

noun

, Electricity.

1. a device consisting of one or more meters, as an ammeter and voltmeter, used to measure two or more electrical quantities in an electric circuit, as voltage, resistance, and current.

multimeter

/ ˈmʌltɪˌmiːtə /

noun

1. an electrical test instrument offering measurement of several values, usually voltage, current, and resistance

multimeter

/ mŭl-tĭm′ĭ-tər /

1. An electrical measuring device that combines an ammeter, an ohmmeter, a voltmeter, and occasionally other measurement or testing devices into one unit.

Word History and Origins

Origin of multimeter¹

First recorded in 1905–10; multi- + -meter

Example Sentences

This laptop’s USB-C charging port pulled a maximum of 87W during testing, which I was able to see thanks to a USB-C multimeter.

From The Verge

In a Dark Church, Nuances of Sound Turn Symphonic Eleh, as he is called, walked down the aisle of Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral in Brooklyn Heights after all the lights had been shut off and sat cross-legged before his equipment: an old Sequential Circuits analog keyboard synthesizer; a modular synthesizer about the shape of a large cash register, with red, yellow, orange, purple and black patch cables; and a hand-held digital multimeter to measure sound frequencies.

From New York Times

John Baichtal, a contributing writer for Make magazine, said he liked the Extech EX210 Multimeter, an infrared thermometer with the ability to measure voltage, resistance and other properties of electricity for just under $70.

From New York Times