A dictionary of electrical words, terms and phrases (1896)
Houston, Edwin J. (Edwin James), 1847-1914 · New York, The W.J. Johnston company · leaf 377
er in which the current passing ismeasured by means of the heat generated bythe passage of the current through a resist-ance. (See Meter, Electric) Meter, Energy A term sometimes applied to a watt meter. (See Meter,Watt? Meter, Milli-Ainpere -An ampere meter graduated to read milli-amperes. Meter,… … Fig. 3Q6. Watt Meter. current by the electromotive force, if the currentand electromotive force are simultaneously meas-ured, their product gives directly the watts.The scale reading of a watt meter may be grad-uated so as to give the watts directly. A watt meter consists essentially of a thick…
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