Volttimittarissa

Volttimittarissa is the inessive form of the Finnish noun volttimittari, meaning a voltmeter. In technical Finnish, volttimittarissa is used to indicate location or context related to the voltmeter, such as where a measurement occurs or where a component resides. The form appears mainly in manuals, schematics, and explanatory text rather than in everyday speech.

Etymology and grammar: The word is built from volttimittari (voltmeter) combined with the inessive suffix -issa/-issä, which marks “in” or “inside.” This grammatical form is used to describe something that exists within or within the scope of the voltmeter, or to specify that an action takes place within the instrument.

Usage: Volttimittarissa commonly appears in instruction and description to clarify steps, for example when stating that “mittaus suoritetaan volttimittarissa” (the measurement is performed in the voltmeter) or “jännite näkyy volttimittarissa” (the voltage is read in the voltmeter). It is part of the broader Finnish measurement and electronics vocabulary and helps distinguish the instrument from the circuit or external equipment.

Relation to other terms: The base noun volttimittari refers to the device itself, while volttimittarissa specifies the internal or device-related context. In many cases, simpler alternatives such as volttimittari or the accusative/genitive forms may be used depending on the sentence structure.

See also: volttimittari, sähkötekniikka, mittaaminen.

Examples:

- Mittaus suoritetaan volttimittarissa. (The measurement is performed in the voltmeter.)

- Jännite näkyy volttimittarissa. (The voltage is shown in the voltmeter.)

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