List of measuring devices

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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