List of measuring devices

Instrument Quantity measured
alcoholmeteralcoholic strength of liquid
altimeteraltitudes
ammeterelectric current
anemometerwindspeed
astrolabelatitude and altitude of celestial bodies
audiometerhearing
barkometertanning liquors used in tanning leather
barometerair pressure
bettsometerintegrity of fabric coverings on aircraft
bevametermechanical properties of soil
bolometerelectromagnetic radiation
Brannock Devicemeasuring shoe size
breathalyzerbreath alcohol content
caliperdistance
calorimeterheat of chemical reactions
cathetometervertical distances
ceilometerheight of a cloud base
chronometer or clocktime
clap-o-metervolume of applause
compassdirection of North
Coulombmeterelectrostatic charge of a material colorimetercolor
creepmeterslow surface displacement of an active geologic fault in the earth
declinometermagnetic declination
densimeterspecific gravity of liquids
densitometerdegree of darkness in photographic or semitransparent material
diffractometerstructure of crystals
dilatometervolume changes caused by a physical or chemical process
disdrometersize, speed, and velocity of raindrops
dosimeterexposure to hazards, especially radiation; radiation of item
drumometer amount of drum strokes over time
dumpy levelhorizontal levels, polar angle
dynamometerforce, torque or power
electricity meterelectrical energy used
electrometerelectric charge
electronic tunerpitch of musical notes
ellipsometerrefractive index, dielectric function, thickness of thin films
eudiometerchange in volume of a gas mixture following combustion
evaporimeterrate of evaporation
fathometerocean depth
feeler gaugegap widths
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.
framing squareright angles in construction
frequency counterfrequency of alternating current
fuel gaugefuel levels
galvanometerelectricity
gas pycnometervolume and density of solids
geiger counterionizing radiation (alpha, beta, gamma, etc.)
glucometerblood glucose (diabetes)
graphometerangles
heliometervariation of the sun's diameter
hourmetermeasures machine hours
hydrometerspecific gravity of liquids (density of liquids)
hygrometerhumidity
inclinometerangle of a slope
inkometerink
interferometerwave interference
infrared thermometerMeasures heat radiated
katharometercomposition of gases
lactometerspecific gravity of milk
light meterlight (in photography)
load cellmeasurement of force
lux meterintensity of light
magnetometerstrength of magnetic fields
manometerpressure of gas
mass flow metermass flow rate of a fluid travelling through a tube
mass spectrometermasses of ions, used to identify chemical substances through their mass spectra
measuring cupliquid and dry goods
measuring cylindervolume
measuring spoona spoon used to measure an amount of an ingredient, either liquid or dry
meggerelectrical insulation
mercury barometerAtmospheric pressure
micrometersmall distances
multimeterelectrical potential, resistance, and current
nephoscopeto measure the speed and direction of clouds
nephelometerparticle in a liquid
odometerdistance travelled
ohmmeterelectrical resistance
opisometerlengths of arbitrary curved lines
orchidometertesticle size in male humans
oscilloscopeoscillations
osmometerosmotic strength of a solution, colloid, or compound matter of an object
parking metercollects moneys for vehicle parking rights in a zone for a limited time
pedometersteps
pH meterpH (chemical acidity/basicity of a solution)
photometerilluminance or irradiance
planometerarea
polarimeterrotation of polarized light
potentiometervoltage (term is also used to refer to a variable resistor)
profilometersurface roughness
protractorangles
psychrometerhumidity
pycnometerfluid density
pyranometersolar radiation
pyrheliometerdirect solar insolation
pyrometerhigh temperatures
quadratpercentage cover of a certain species
quartz crystal microbalancethickness of deposited thin films
rain gaugemeasuring of rain
radiometerradiant flux of electromagnetic radiation
refractometerindex of refraction
rheometerresponse to applied forces
rotameterpressure of a liquid or gas in a closed tube
rulerfor measuring length
saccharometeramount of sugar in a solution
seismometerseismic waves (for example, earthquakes)
sextantlocation on earth's surface (used in naval navigation)
spectrometerproperties of light
spectrophotometerintensity of light as a function of wavelength
speedometerspeed, velocity of a vehicle
spirometerthe lung capacity
spherometerradius of a sphere
sphygmomanometerblood pressure
stadimeterobject range
strainmeterseismic strain
SWR meterstanding wave ratio
tacheometerdistance
tachometerrevolutions per minute, rate of blood flow, speed of aeroplanes
taximeterdistance travelled, displacement
tensiometersurface tension of a liquid
theodolitemeasuring angles in the horizontal and vertical planes
thermometertemperature
tiltmeterminor changes to the Earth
tintometercolour
universal measuring machinegeometric locations
vacuum gaugevery low pressure
viscometerviscosity of a fluid
voltmeterelectric potential, voltage
VU metervolume unit
wattmeterelectrical power
weighing scaleweight
wind vanewind direction
zymometerfermentation
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