zero method

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A method of comparing, or measuring, forces, electric currents, etc., by so opposing them that the pointer of an indicating apparatus, or the needle of a galvanometer, remains at, or is brought to, zero, as contrasted with methods in which the deflection is observed directly.

Word forms

zero method

Synonyms

null method
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