List of measuring devices
Instrument | Quantity measured | ||
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alcoholmeter | alcoholic strength of liquid | ||
altimeter | altitudes | ||
ammeter | electric current | ||
anemometer | windspeed | ||
astrolabe | latitude and altitude of celestial bodies | ||
audiometer | hearing | ||
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 | ||
Brannock Device | measuring shoe size | ||
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 | ||
compass | direction of North | ||
Coulombmeter | electrostatic charge of a material | 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; radiation of item | ||
drumometer | amount of drum strokes over time | ||
dumpy level | horizontal levels, polar angle | ||
dynamometer | force, torque or power | ||
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 | ||
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 square | right angles in construction | ||
frequency counter | frequency of alternating current | ||
fuel gauge | fuel levels | ||
galvanometer | electricity | ||
gas pycnometer | volume and density of solids | ||
geiger counter | ionizing radiation (alpha, beta, gamma, etc.) | ||
glucometer | blood glucose (diabetes) | ||
graphometer | angles | ||
heliometer | variation of the sun's diameter | ||
hourmeter | measures machine hours | ||
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 cylinder | volume | ||
measuring spoon | a spoon used to measure an amount of an ingredient, either liquid or dry | ||
megger | electrical insulation | ||
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 | ||
opisometer | lengths of arbitrary curved lines | ||
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 | ||
planometer | area | ||
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 | ||
rain gauge | measuring of rain | ||
radiometer | radiant flux of electromagnetic radiation | ||
refractometer | index of refraction | ||
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 | ||
tiltmeter | minor changes to the Earth | ||
tintometer | colour | ||
universal measuring machine | geometric locations | ||
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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