Friday, 3 February 2017

Scientific Instruments

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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