DIAGOMETER
\da͡ɪˈaɡəmˌiːtə], \daɪˈaɡəmˌiːtə], \d_aɪ__ˈa_ɡ_ə_m_ˌiː_t_ə]\
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A sort of electroscope, invented by Rousseau, in which the dry pile is employed to measure the amount of electricity transmitted by different bodies, or to determine their conducting power.
By Oddity Software
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A sort of electroscope, invented by Rousseau, in which the dry pile is employed to measure the amount of electricity transmitted by different bodies, or to determine their conducting power.
By Noah Webster.
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d[=i]-a-gom'e-t[.e]r, n. a form of electroscope for ascertaining conducting power. [Gr. diagein, to conduct, metron, a measure.]
By Thomas Davidson
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An apparatus for measuring the conductivity of substances, especially their electrical conductivity. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).