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