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Voltmeter vs Oscilloscope - What's the difference?

voltmeter | oscilloscope |

As nouns the difference between voltmeter and oscilloscope

is that voltmeter is an instrument for measuring electric potential in volts while oscilloscope is an electronic measuring instrument that creates a visible two-dimensional graph, on a screen, of one or more continuously varying voltages or currents.

voltmeter

English

(wikipedia voltmeter)

Alternative forms

* voltmetre (nonstandard)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An instrument for measuring electric potential in volts.

    • oscilloscope

    English

    (wikipedia oscilloscope)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An electronic measuring instrument that creates a visible two-dimensional graph, on a screen, of one or more continuously varying voltages or currents.