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GALVANOMETER
Definition of GALVANOMETER
noun
A device used to indicate the presence and direction of a small electric current, especially used to detect a null or balanced condition in a bridge circuit.
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Where it comes from
From Italian physicist Luigi Galvani + -o- + -meter.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GALVANOMETER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 23, 12 June 2026.
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Built from these letters
GALVANOMETER starts with G and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AAEEGLMNORTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once.
Words that start GALVANOM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
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OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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