millivolts
Thousandths of volts
Millivolts is the plural of millivolt, a unit of electrical potential equal to one thousandth of a volt.
The term appears in technical contexts involving small electrical signals: The sensor detected a change of only a few millivolts.
Abbreviated mV.
Combined electrical measuring device
- oscilloscopeVoltage waveform display device
- ammeterElectrical flow gauge
- galvanometerMeasures electrical flow strength
- potentiometerAdjustable electronic resistance component
ohmmeter · readout · calibration · sensitivity · resolution · accuracy · instrumentation · signal
Cardiac electrical recording
- EEGNeural activity recording
- EMGMuscle electrical activity test
- biosensorBiological chemical detection device
- electrodeConductive interface point
brainwave · cardiac · neural · stimulus · diagnostic · monitoring · electrophysiology
Directed flow of charge
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- resistorCurrent-limiting circuit element
- capacitorCharge-storing circuit element
- transistorSemiconductor signal switch
diode · amplifier · impedance · semiconductor · inductor · PCB · microcontroller · conductor
Billionth-meter dimension
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- low-levelLacking rank or advancement
- minuteSixtieth of an hour
- incrementalProceeding by small additions
fractional · subtle · fine · trace · minimal
multimeter
Combined electrical measuring device
- oscilloscopeVoltage waveform display device
- ammeterElectrical flow gauge
- galvanometerMeasures electrical flow strength
potentiometer · ohmmeter · readout · calibration · sensitivity · resolution · accuracy · instrumentation · signal · waveform
ECG
Cardiac electrical recording
- EEGNeural activity recording
- EMGMuscle electrical activity test
- biosensorBiological chemical detection device
electrode · brainwave · cardiac · neural · stimulus · diagnostic · monitoring · electrophysiology
current
Directed flow of charge
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- resistorCurrent-limiting circuit element
- capacitorCharge-storing circuit element
transistor · diode · amplifier · impedance · semiconductor · inductor · PCB · microcontroller · conductor · electrode
nanoscale
Billionth-meter dimension
incremental · fractional · subtle · fine · trace · minimal