'Magnetometer' definitions:
Definition of 'magnetometer'
From: WordNet
noun
A meter to compare strengths of magnetic fields [syn: magnetometer, gaussmeter]
Definition of 'Magnetometer'
From: GCIDE
- Magnetometer \Mag`net*om"e*ter\, n. [Magneto- + -meter: cf. F. magn['e]tom[`e]tre.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring the intensity of magnetic forces; also, less frequently, an instrument for determining any of the terrestrial magnetic elements, as the dip and declination. [1913 Webster]