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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 combines multiple functions; a combined voltmeter, ammeter and ohmmeter.

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Examples

  • Incorrect Answers: A: A multimeter is a device that is used to measure voltages and resistances in electronic components.

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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.

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  • Incorrect Answers: A: A multimeter is a device that is used to measure voltages and resistances in electronic components.

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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.

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  • I have a digital multimeter which is an IDEAL Test-Pro Cat.

    The Tech Report: News 2010

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

    Making Light: Making light under difficult conditions 2010

  • He fumbled for the multimeter, opened the Environmental Control cabinet, and troubleshooted as Mission Control directed.

    Who Do You Say I Am 2010

  • 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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