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June 25, 2014

80+ Important Scientific Measuring Devices








S No
Device
Quantity Measured
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
Dynameter
Magnification 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
Polarimeter
Rotation Of Polarized Light
57
Potentiometer
Voltage (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
77
Universal Measuring Machine
Geometric Locations
78
Viscometer
Viscosity Of A Fluid
79
Voltmeter
Electric Potential, Voltage
80
Wattmeter
Electrical Power
81
Zymometer
Fermentation
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