vibrating-reed magnetometer
vibrating-reed magnetometer
[′vī‚brād·iŋ ¦rēd ‚mag·nə′täm·əd·ər] (engineering)
An instrument that measures magnetic fields by noting their effect on the vibration of reeds excited by an alternating magnetic field.
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