measuring instrument

Noun
  1. Instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something (synset 103739416)
    is a type of: instrument - a device that requires skill for proper use
    subtypes:
    • 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
    • gravimeter, gravity meter - 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
    • gravimeter, hydrometer - 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
    • measure, measuring rod, measuring stick - 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 head, pitot tube, pitot-static 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 - measuring instrument consisting of a right-angled tube with an open end that is directed in opposition to the flow of a fluid and used to measure the velocity of fluid flow
    • 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 measuring instrument for measuring direct current electromotive forces
    • 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)
    • scale, weighing machine - a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
    • 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
    • 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, tape measure, tapeline - measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths
    • tensiometer - a measuring instrument for measuring the surface tension of a liquid
    • tensiometer - a measuring instrument for measuring the tension in a wire or fiber or beam
    • tensiometer - a measuring instrument for measuring the moisture content of soil
    • thermometer - measuring instrument for measuring temperature
    • horologe, timekeeper, timepiece - 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
    • wattmeter - an instrument for measuring in watts the flow of power in an electrical circuit
    same as: measuring device, measuring system

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