List of measuring devices
| Instrument | Quantity measured | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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