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