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| measuring instrument - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something | ||
| measuring system, measuring device | ||
| instrument the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease" | ||
| accelerometer an instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or rockets | ||
| actinometer an instrument for measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (usually by the photochemical effect) | ||
| algometer device for measuring pain caused by pressure | ||
| altazimuth an instrument that measures the altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies; used in navigation | ||
| altimeter an instrument that measures the height above ground; used in navigation | ||
| atmometer, evaporometer an instrument that measures rate of evaporation of water | ||
| audiometer, sonometer an instrument used to measure the sensitivity of hearing | ||
| barometer an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure | ||
| bathometer, bathymeter an instrument that measures the depth of water | ||
| bolometer an instrument that measures heat radiation; extremely sensitive | ||
| buret, burette measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap at the bottom; used for titration | ||
| caliper, calliper an instrument for measuring the distance between two points (often used in the plural) | ||
| calorimeter a measuring instrument that determines quantities of heat | ||
| chronoscope an instrument for accurate measurements of small intervals of time | ||
| colorimeter, tintometer a measuring instrument used in colorimetric analysis to determine the quantity of a substance from the color it yields with specific reagents | ||
| counter tube a measuring instrument for counting individual ionizing events | ||
| craniometer an instrument for measuring skull sizes | ||
| cryoscope a measuring instrument for measuring freezing and melting points | ||
| declinometer, transit declinometer an instrument for measuring magnetic declination | ||
| densimeter, densitometer a measuring instrument for determining density or specific gravity | ||
| densitometer a measuring instrument for determining optical or photographic density | ||
| dosemeter, dosimeter a measuring instrument for measuring doses of ionizing radiation (X-rays or radioactivity) | ||
| dynamometer, ergometer measuring instrument designed to measure power | ||
| electrodynamometer measuring instrument that uses the interaction of the magnetic fields of two coils to measure current or voltage or power | ||
| electroscope measuring instrument that detects electric charge; two gold leaves diverge owing to repulsion of charges with like sign | ||
| eudiometer measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube for measuring volume changes in chemical reactions between gases | ||
| gage, gauge a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. | ||
| graduate a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts | ||
| gravity meter, gravimeter a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth | ||
| heliometer an instrument used to measure the angular separation of two stars that are too far apart to be included in the field of view of an ordinary telescope | ||
| haematocrit, hematocrit a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood | ||
| hydrometer, gravimeter a measuring instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid or solid | ||
| hygrometer measuring instrument for measuring the relative humidity of the atmosphere | ||
| dip circle, inclinometer a measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an airplane) | ||
| integrator, planimeter a measuring instrument for measuring the area of an irregular plane figure | ||
| interferometer any measuring instrument that uses interference patterns to make accurate measurements of waves | ||
| ionization chamber, ionization tube a measuring instrument that measures the amount of ionizing radiation | ||
| katharometer measures thermal conductivity | ||
| kundt's tube a measuring instrument used to measure the speed of sound | ||
| lidar a measuring system that detects and locates objects on the same principle as radar but uses light from a laser; a potential technology for detecting air turbulence that can affect aircraft | ||
| log measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water | ||
| measuring rod, measuring stick, measure measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements | ||
| meter any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity | ||
| nephoscope a measuring instrument that uses a grid for measuring the altitude, direction, and velocity of movement of clouds | ||
| octant a measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body; similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration | ||
| oximeter a measuring instrument that measures the oxygen in arterial blood | ||
| pedometer measuring instrument for recording the number of steps taken in walking | ||
| pelvimeter measuring instrument for performing pelvimetry | ||
| photometer measuring instrument for measuring the luminous intensity of a source by comparing it (visually or photoelectrically) with a standard source | ||
| piezometer a measuring instrument for measuring high pressures | ||
| pipet, pipette measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube | ||
| pitot-static tube, pitot head, pitot tube measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure; used in aircraft to measure airspeed | ||
| pitot, pitot tube French physicist for whom the Pitot tube was named (1695-1771) | ||
| plethysmograph a measuring instrument for measuring changes in volume of a part or organ or whole body (usually resulting from fluctuations in the amount of blood it contains) | ||
| potentiometer a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets | ||
| quadrant a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies | ||
| microwave radar, radar, radio detection and ranging, radiolocation measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects | ||
| range finder, rangefinder a measuring instrument (acoustic or optical or electronic) for finding the distance of an object | ||
| refractometer measuring instrument for measuring the refractive index of a substance | ||
| rheometer an instrument for measuring the flow of liquids (especially arterial blood) | ||
| weighing machine, scale a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals | ||
| sclerometer a measuring instrument that measures the hardness of materials by penetrating them with a stylus that has a diamond point | ||
| sector measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end | ||
| seismograph a measuring instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity and direction and duration of movements of the ground (as an earthquake) | ||
| sensitometer a measuring instrument for measuring the light sensitivity of film over a range of exposures | ||
| sextant a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant | ||
| asdic, echo sounder, sonar a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return; "sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging"; "asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine detection investigation committee" | ||
| spherometer a measuring instrument for measuring the curvature of a surface | ||
| spirograph a measuring instrument for recording the depth and rapidity of breathing movements | ||
| spirometer a measuring instrument for measuring the vital capacity of the lungs | ||
| static tube a measuring instrument used to measure static pressure in a stream of fluid | ||
| synchroniser, synchronizer, synchronoscope, synchroscope an instrument that indicates whether two periodic motions are synchronous (especially an instrument that enables a pilot to synchronize the propellers of a plane that has two or more engines) | ||
| tach, tachometer measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation | ||
| tape measure, tapeline, tape a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening; "he used a piece of tape for a belt"; "he wrapped a tape around the package" | ||
| tensiometer a measuring instrument for measuring the surface tension of a liquid | ||
| tensiometer a measuring instrument for measuring the surface tension of a liquid | ||
| tensiometer a measuring instrument for measuring the surface tension of a liquid | ||
| thermometer measuring instrument for measuring temperature | ||
| horologe, timepiece, timekeeper a measuring instrument or device for keeping time | ||
| tonometer measuring instrument for measuring tension or pressure (especially for measuring intraocular pressure in testing for glaucoma) | ||
| torsion balance measuring instrument designed to measure small forces by the torsion they exert on a thin wire | ||
| variometer a measuring instrument for measuring variations in a magnetic field | ||
| venturi tube a short tube inserted into a pipeline and used to measure the quantity of a liquid that is flowing in the pipeline | ||
| viscometer, viscosimeter a measuring instrument for measuring viscosity | ||
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measuring instrument
Instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something.
