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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An instrument that combines an ammeter, an ohmmeter, a voltmeter, and occasionally other measurement or testing devices into one unit.
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- noun An
electronic measuring instrument that combinesmultiple functions ; a combinedvoltmeter ,ammeter andohmmeter .
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Examples
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Incorrect Answers: A: A multimeter is a device that is used to measure voltages and resistances in electronic components.
Recently Uploaded Slideshows mikejhonson 2009
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A punch down tool Answer: A Explanation: A multimeter is a device that is used to measure voltages and resistances in electronic components.
Recently Uploaded Slideshows mikejhonson 2009
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Incorrect Answers: A: A multimeter is a device that is used to measure voltages and resistances in electronic components.
Recently Uploaded Slideshows mikejhonson 2009
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An optical tester D. Time-D.main Reflectometer Answer: A, D.Explanation: A multimeter is a device that is used to measure voltages and resistances in electronic components.
Recently Uploaded Slideshows mikejhonson 2009
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I have a digital multimeter which is an IDEAL Test-Pro Cat.
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In 340+ pages, Make: Electronics takes you from the most basic aspects of electronic components and theory to essential techniques, such as soldering and using a multimeter, gathering basic tools and setting up a workshop, all the way up to working with integrated circuits, microcontrollers, and building sophisticated devices such as robots.
Boing Boing 2009
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Many's the hour I spent watching my father, hip-deep in the engine compartment, cursing and howling and shaking his multimeter at the skies while we drifted out to sea.
Roughing It in a Not-So-Luxurious Luxury RV Dan Neil 2011
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It also doesn't apply to devices where the typical fate of a battery is for the device to accidentally be left switched on, such as a multimeter.
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He fumbled for the multimeter, opened the Environmental Control cabinet, and troubleshooted as Mission Control directed.
Who Do You Say I Am 2010
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That effectively signs the extinction warrant for about half of all animal and plant life on the planet; it means coral reefs are gone due to ocean acidification; it means ice-free summers in the Arctic, sets both Greenland and Antarctica on the melting path to multimeter sea-level rise; and it means the glaciers in the Himalayas are doomed.
Tara Lohan: 5 Things You Need to Know About the Big Climate Meeting in Copenhagen 2009
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