permeameter

[ pur-mee-uh-mee-ter, pur-mee-am-i-ter ]

noun

1. an instrument for measuring magnetic permeability.

Word History and Origins

Origin of permeameter¹

First recorded in 1885–90; permea(bility) + -meter

Example Sentences

For the details of various forms of permeameter and hysteresis meter technical books must be consulted.3 An immense number of observations have been carried out on the magnetic permeability of different kinds of iron and steel, and in the following tables are given some typical results, mostly from experiments made by J.A.

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