List of measuring devicesThis is alist ofmeasuring devices.DeviceQuantitymeasured

accelerometerphysical, accelerations

actinometerheating power of sunlight

alcoholmeteralcoholic strength of liquids

altimeteraltitude

ammeterelectric current

anemometerwindspeed

audiometerhearing

barkometertanning liquors used in tanning leather

barometerair pressure

bettsometerintegrity of fabric coverings on aircraft

bevametermechanical properties of soil

bolometerelectromagnetic radiation

breathalyzerbreath alcohol content

caliperdistance

calorimeterheat of chemical reactions

cathetometervertical distances

ceilometerheight of a cloud base

chronometerorclocktime

clap-o-metervolume of applause

colorimetercolour

creepmeterslow surface displacement of an active geologic fault in the earth

declinometermagnetic declination

densimeterspecific gravity of liquids

densitometerdegree of darkness in photographic or semitransparent material

diffractometerstructure of crystals

dilatometervolume changes caused by a physical or chemical process

disdrometersize, speed, and velocity of raindrops

dosimeterexposure to hazards, especially radiation

dumpy levelhorizontal levels

dynamometerforce,torque or power

elaeometerspecific gravity of oils

electricity meterelectrical energy used

electrometerelectric charge

electronic tunerpitch of musical notes

ellipsometerrefractive index, dielectric function, thickness of thin films

eudiometerchange in volume of a gas mixture following combustion

evaporimeterrate of evaporation

fathometerocean depth

framing squareright angles in construction

fuel gaugefuel level

galvanometerelectricity

gas pycnometervolume and density of solids

graphometerangles

heliometervariation of the sun's diameter

hydrometerspecific gravity of liquids (density of liquids)

hygrometerhumidity

inclinometerangle of a slope

inkometerink

interferometerwave interference

katharometercomposition of gases

lactometerspecific gravity of milk

light meterlight (in photography)

load cellmeasurement of force

lux meterintensity of light

magnetometerstrength of magnetic fields

manometerpressure of gas

mass flow metermass flow rate of a fluid travelling through a tube

mass spectrometermasses of ions, used to identify chemical substances through their mass spectra

measuring cupliquid and dry goods

micrometersmall distances

multimeterelectrical potential, resistance, and current

nephelometerparticle in a liquid

odometerdistance travelled

ohmmeterelectrical resistance

orchidometertesticle size in male humans

oscilloscopeoscillations

osmometerosmotic strength of a solution, colloid, or compound

pedometersteps

pH meterpH(chemical acidity/basicity of a solution)

photometerilluminance or irradiance

polarimeterrotation of polarized light

potentiometervoltage (term is also used to refer to a variable resistor)

profilometersurface roughness

protractorangles

psychrometerhumidity

pycnometerfluid density

pyranometersolar radiation

pyrheliometerdirect solar insolation

pyrometerhigh temperatures

quadratpercentage cover of a certain species

quartz crystal microbalancethickness of deposited thin films

radiometerradiant flux of electromagnetic radiation

refractometersugar concentration of sap and syrup

rheometerresponse to applied forces

rotameterpressure of a liquid or gas in a closed tube

saccharometeramount of sugar in a solution

seismometerseismic waves (for example, earthquakes)

sextantlocation on earth's surface (used in naval navigation)

spectrometerproperties of light

spectrophotometerintensity of light as a function of wavelength

speedometerspeed, velocity of a vehicle

spherometerradius of a sphere

sphygmomanometerblood pressure

stadimeterobject range

strainmeterseismic strain

SWR meterstanding wave ratio

tacheometerdistance

tachometerrevolutions per minute, rate of blood flow, speed of aeroplanes

taximeterdistance travelled, displacement

tensiometersurface tension of a liquid

theodolitemeasuring angles in the horizontal and vertical planes

thermometertemperature

tintometercolour

universal measuring machinegeometric locations

UV meterultraviolet light

vacuum gaugevery low pressure

viscometerviscosity of a fluid

voltmeterelectric potential, voltage

VU metervolume unit

wattmeterelectrical power

weighing scaleweight

wind vanewind direction

zymometerfermentation