Scientific Instruments
- Device: Quantity measured
- chronometer: time
- rain gauge: measuring of rain
- accelerometer: physical, accelerations
- actinometer: heating power of sunlight
- alcoholmeter: alcoholic strength of liquids
- altimeter: altitudes
- ammeter: electric current
- anemometer: windspeed
- audiometer: hearing
- dosimeter: radiation of item
- barkometer: tanning liquors used in tanning leather
- barometer: air pressure
- bettsometer: integrity of fabric coverings on aircraft
- bevameter: mechanical properties of soil
- bolometer: electromagnetic radiation
- breathalyzer: breath alcohol content
- caliper: distance
- calorimeter: heat of chemical reactions
- cathetometer: vertical distances
- ceilometer: height of a cloud base
- chronometer or clock: time
- clap-o-meter: volume of applause
- colorimeter: color
- creepmeter: slow surface displacement of an active geologic fault in the earth
- declinometer: magnetic declination
- densimeter: specific gravity of liquids
- densitometer: degree of darkness in photographic or semitransparent material
- diffractometer: structure of crystals
- dilatometer: volume changes caused by a physical or chemical process
- disdrometer: size, speed, and velocity of raindrops
- dosimeter: exposure to hazards, especially radiation
- dumpy level: horizontal levels
- dynamometer: force, torque or power
- elaeometer: specific gravity of oils
- electronic stand: mass
- electricity meter: electrical energy used
- electrometer: electric charge
- electronic tuner: pitch of musical notes
- ellipsometer: refractive index, dielectric function, thickness of thin films
- eudiometer: change in volume of a gas mixture following combustion
- evaporimeter: rate of evaporation
- fathometer: ocean depth
- feeler gauge: gap widths
- FLIR forward looking infrared: detects infrared energy (heat)converts it into an electronic signal, which is then processed to produce a thermal image on a video monitor and perform temperature calculations.
- framing square: right angles in construction
- frequency counter: frequency of alternating current
- fuel gauge: fuel levels
- galvanometer: electricity
- gas pycnometer: volume and density of solids
- glucometer: blood glucose (diabetes)
- graphometer: angles
- heliometer: variation of the sun’s diameter
- hydrometer: specific gravity of liquids (density of liquids)
- hygrometer: humidity
- inclinometer: angle of a slope
- inkometer: ink
- interferometer: wave interference
- infrared Thermometer: Measures heat radiated
- katharometer: composition of gases
- lactometer: specific gravity of milk
- light meter: light (in photography)
- load cell: measurement of force
- lux meter: intensity of light
- magnetometer: strength of magnetic fields
- manometer: pressure of gas
- mass flow meter: mass flow rate of a fluid travelling through a tube
- mass spectrometer: masses of ions, used to identify chemical substances through their mass spectra
- measuring cup: liquid and dry goods
- measuring spoon: a spoon used to measure an amount of an ingredient, either liquid or dry
- mercury barometer: Atmospheric pressure
- micrometer: small distances
- multimeter: electrical potential, resistance, and current
- Nephoscope: to measure the speed and direction of clouds
- nephelometer: particle in a liquid
- odometer: distance travelled
- ohmmeter: electrical resistance
- orchidometer: testicle size in male humans
- oscilloscope: oscillations
- osmometer: osmotic strength of a solution, colloid, or compound matter of an object
- parking meter: collects moneys for vehicle parking rights in a zone for a limited time
- pedometer: steps
- pH meter: pH (chemical acidity/basicity of a solution)
- photometer: illuminance or irradiance
- polarimeter: rotation of polarized light
- potentiometer: voltage (term is also used to refer to a variable resistor)
- profilometer: surface roughness
- protractor: angles
- psychrometer: humidity
- pycnometer: fluid density
- pyranometer: solar radiation
- pyrheliometer: direct solar insolation
- pyrometer: high temperatures
- quadrat: percentage cover of a certain species
- quartz crystal microbalance: thickness of deposited thin films
- radiometer: radiant flux of electromagnetic radiation
- refractometer: sugar concentration of sap and syrup
- rheometer: response to applied forces
- rotameter: pressure of a liquid or gas in a closed tube
- ruler: for measuring length
- saccharometer: amount of sugar in a solution
- seismometer: seismic waves (for example, earthquakes)
- sextant: location on earth’s surface (used in naval navigation)
- spectrometer: properties of light
- spectrophotometer: intensity of light as a function of wavelength
- speedometer: speed, velocity of a vehicle
- spirometer: the lung capacity
- spherometer: radius of a sphere
- sphygmomanometer: blood pressure
- stadimeter: object range
- strainmeter: seismic strain
- SWR meter: standing wave ratio
- tacheometer: distance
- tachometer: revolutions per minute, rate of blood flow, speed of aeroplanes
- taximeter: distance travelled, displacement
- tensiometer: surface tension of a liquid
- theodolite: measuring angles in the horizontal and vertical planes
- thermometer: temperature
- tintometer: colour
- universal measuring machine: geometric locations
- UV meter: ultraviolet light
- vacuum gauge: very low pressure
- viscometer: viscosity of a fluid
- voltmeter: electric potential, voltage
- VU meter: volume unit
- wattmeter: electrical power
- weighing scale: weight
- wind vane: wind direction
- zymometer: fermentation
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