Engineering:List of measuring devices
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Device | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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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