measuring device

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measuring device - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of somethingmeasuring instrument, measuring systemaccelerometer - an instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or rocketsactinometer - an instrument for measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (usually by the photochemical effect)algometer - device for measuring pain caused by pressurealtazimuth - an instrument that measures the altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies; used in navigationaltimeter - an instrument that measures the height above ground; used in navigationatmometer, evaporometer - an instrument that measures rate of evaporation of wateraudiometer, sonometer - an instrument used to measure the sensitivity of hearingbarometer - an instrument that measures atmospheric pressurebathometer, bathymeter - an instrument that measures the depth of waterbolometer - an instrument that measures heat radiation; extremely sensitiveburet, burette - measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap at the bottom; used for titrationcaliper, calliper - an instrument for measuring the distance between two points (often used in the plural)calorimeter - a measuring instrument that determines quantities of heatchronoscope - an instrument for accurate measurements of small intervals of timecolorimeter, tintometer - a measuring instrument used in colorimetric analysis to determine the quantity of a substance from the color it yields with specific reagentscounter tube - a measuring instrument for counting individual ionizing eventscraniometer - an instrument for measuring skull sizescryoscope - a measuring instrument for measuring freezing and melting pointsdeclinometer, transit declinometer - an instrument for measuring magnetic declinationdensimeter, densitometer - a measuring instrument for determining density or specific gravitydensitometer - a measuring instrument for determining optical or photographic densitydosemeter, dosimeter - a measuring instrument for measuring doses of ionizing radiation (X-rays or radioactivity)dynamometer, ergometer - measuring instrument designed to measure powerelectrodynamometer - measuring instrument that uses the interaction of the magnetic fields of two coils to measure current or voltage or powerelectroscope - measuring instrument that detects electric charge; two gold leaves diverge owing to repulsion of charges with like signeudiometer - measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube for measuring volume changes in chemical reactions between gasesgauge, gage - 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 amountsgravity meter, gravimeter - a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earthheliometer - 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 telescopehaematocrit, hematocrit - a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the bloodgravimeter, hydrometer - a measuring instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid or solidhygrometer - measuring instrument for measuring the relative humidity of the atmospheredip circle, inclinometer - a measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an airplane)instrument - a device that requires skill for proper useintegrator, planimeter - a measuring instrument for measuring the area of an irregular plane figureinterferometer - any measuring instrument that uses interference patterns to make accurate measurements of wavesionization chamber, ionization tube - a measuring instrument that measures the amount of ionizing radiationkatharometer - measures thermal conductivityKundt's tube - a measuring instrument used to measure the speed of soundlidar - 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 aircraftlog - 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 watermeasuring rod, measuring stick, measure - measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurementsmeter - any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity