Why is a voltmeter always connected in parallel?

Why is a voltmeter connected in parallel with a circuit?

Why is a voltmeter connected in parallel across a circuit element?

What is a voltmeter? How a galvanometer is converted into a voltmeter? Why is a voltmeter connected in parallel in a circuit?

How will you convert galvanometer into an ammeter? Why is an ammeter always connected in series?

(A) : Voltmeter put across a part of the circuit, it reads slightly less than the original voltage. (R) : Voltmeter is always connected in parallel in circuit across which voltage is to be measured.

(A) : Voltmeter put across a part of the circuit, it reads slightly less than the original voltage. (R) : Voltmeter is always connected in parallel in circuit across which voltage is to be measured.

Why is an ammeter always connected in series?