Important Scientific Measuring Devices

 S No. :: Device :: Quantity Measured

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1 :: Accelerometer :: Acceleration

2 :: Actinometer :: Heating Power Of Sunlight

3 :: Alcoholometer :: Alcoholic Strength Of Liquids

4 :: Altimeter :: Altitude

5 :: Ammeter :: Electric Current, Amperage

6 :: Anemometer :: Windspeed

7 :: Atmometer :: Rate Of Evaporation

8 :: Audiometer :: Hearing

9 :: Barkometer :: Tanning Liquors Used In Tanning Leather

10 :: Barometer :: Air Pressure

11 :: Bevameter :: Mechanical Properties Of Soil

12 :: Bolometer :: Electromagnetic Radiation

13 :: Calorimeter :: Heat Of Chemical Reactions

14 :: Cathetometer :: Vertical Distances

15 :: Ceilometer :: Height Of A Cloud Base

16 :: Chronometer :: Time

17 :: Clap-O-Meter :: Volume Of Applause

18 :: Colorimeter :: Colour

19 :: Creepmeter :: Slow Surface Displacement Of An Active Geologic Fault In The Earth

20 :: Declinometer :: Magnetic Declination

21 :: Densimeter :: Specific Gravity Of Liquids

22 :: Densitometer :: Degree Of Darkness In Photographic Or Semitransparent Material

23 :: Diffractometer :: Structure Of Crystals

24 :: Dilatometer :: Volume Changes Caused By A Physical Or Chemical Process

25 :: Disdrometer :: Size, Speed, And Velocity Of Raindrops

26 :: Dosimeter :: Exposure To Hazards, Especially Radiation

27 :: Durometer :: Hardness

28 :: DynameterMagnification Of A Telescope

29 :: Dynamometer :: Force Or Torque

30 :: Elaeometer :: Specific Gravity Of Oils

31 :: Electrometer :: Electric Charge

32 :: Eudiometer :: Change In Volume Of A Gas Mixture Following Combustion

33 :: Evaporimeter :: Rate Of Evaporation

34 :: Galvanometer :: Electricity

35 :: Gas Pycnometer :: Volume And Density Of Solids

36 :: Graphometer :: Angles

37 :: Heliometer :: Variation Of The Sun'S Diameter

38 :: Hydrometer :: Specific Gravity Of Liquids

39 :: Hygrometer :: Humidity

40 :: Inkometer :: Ink

41 :: Interferometer :: Wave Interference

42 :: Katharometer :: Composition Of Gases

43 :: Lactometer :: Specific Gravity Of Milk

44 :: Light Meter :: Light (In Photography)

45 :: Magnetometer :: Strength Of Magnetic Fields

46 :: Manometer :: Pressure

47 :: Mass Spectrometer :: Masses Of Ions, Used To Identify Chemical Substances

Through Their Mass Spectra

48 :: Multimeter :: Electrical Potential, Resistance, And Current

49 :: Nephelometer :: Particle In A Liquid

50 :: Odometer :: Distance

51 :: Ohmmeter :: Electrical Resistance

52 :: Osmometer :: Osmotic Strength Of A Solution, Colloid, Or Compound

53 :: Pedometer :: Steps

54 :: Ph Meter :: Ph (Chemical Acidity/Basicity Of A Solution)

55 :: Photometer :: Illuminance Or Irradiance

56 :: PolarimeterRotation Of Polarized Light

57 :: PotentiometerVoltage (Term Is Also Used To Refer To A Variable Resistor)

58 :: Psychrometer :: ATMOSPHERIC Humidity

59 :: Pycnometer :: Fluid Density

60 :: Pyranometer :: Solar Radiation

61 :: Pyrometer :: High Temperatures

62 :: Rheometer :: Response To Applied Forces

63 :: Saccharometer :: Amount Of Sugar In A Solution

64 :: Seismometer :: Seismic Waves (For Example, Earthquakes)

65 :: Sextant :: Location On Earth'S Surface (Used In Naval Navigation)

66 :: Spectrometer :: Properties Of Light

67 :: Spectrophotometer :: Intensity Of Light As A Function Of Wavelength

68 :: Speedometer :: Speed, Velocity

69 :: Sphygmomanometer :: Blood Pressure

70 :: Strainmeter :: Seismic Strain

71 :: Stadimeter :: Object Range

72 :: Tacheometer :: Distance

73 :: Tachometer :: Revolutions Per Minute, Rate Of Blood Flow

74 :: Taximeter :: Distance Travelled, Displacement

75 :: Tensiometer :: Surface Tension Of A Liquid

76 :: Thermometer :: Temperature