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A device used to measure agglutination
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Alternative form of alkalimeter [A device used to measure alkalinity.]
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(inorganic chemistry, obsolete) An apparatus for measuring or determining the proportion of nitrogen.
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A cyclical fluctuation in applied pressure
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Describing the physical effects of (elevated or changing) pressure
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A small circle containing a liquid crystal whose colour indicates the temperature of the skin on which it placed; changes in temperature may be related to stress
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(chemistry) Any substance used to calibrate an analytical procedure
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(physics) An apparatus for measuring the heat generated or absorbed by either a chemical reaction, change of phase or some other physical change.
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(nonstandard and now largely obsolete) Alternative form of calorimeter [(physics) An apparatus for measuring the heat generated or absorbed by either a chemical reaction, change of phase or some other physical change.]
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An instrument that is used to evaluate the colour of surfaces
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An instrument for measuring the subject's perception of colour.
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An optical device that is used to scan an object at multiple wavelengths
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(chemistry) A device used in radial chromatography
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An instrument that compares the colour of something with a reference standard
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A graph of electrical potential (voltage) versus time, typically at constant current
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Alternative spelling of colorimeter [Any of various instruments designed to determine the color of something, by comparison with standard colors or by spectroscopy.]
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An instrument for measuring the intensity of blue colour by comparing it against a set of reference shades.
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A device that uses diffraction (especially X-ray diffraction) to investigate the structure of matter.
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The measurement of boiling points
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A precision voltmeter that draws almost no current from the circuit.
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(dated) Synonym of electrometer
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Measurement with an electroscope.
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an instrument that uses polarized light to investigate the surface layers of semiconductor wafers etc. Used in ellipsometry.
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(chemistry) The stage in a titration at which a change in the colour of an indicator indicates that no more titrant should be added.
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(chemistry, now chiefly historical) The art or process of determining the constituents of a gaseous mixture by means of the eudiometer, or for ascertaining the purity of the air or the amount of oxygen in it.
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A piece of photographic film worn on the torso to act as a dosimeter and record the wearer's radiation exposure.
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The measurement of the flow of fluid.
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An instrument used to detect and measure fluorescence.
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(spectroscopy) A prism the light is passed through before entering a spectrometer.
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A device used to detect electric currents, particularly one using the deflection of a magnetic needle.
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Synonym of thermoelectrometer
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A device used to perform dielectric withstand test.
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A device used in hyperspectral imaging
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low ambient air pressure
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(inorganic chemistry) An analytical technique in which a sample is heated in a sealed tube, volatile metals being removed by sublimation to a cooler part of the tube from where they can be removed and weighed
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Indicating equal barometric pressure.
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An instrument, essentially a capillary tube with a bulb at one end, for drawing and diluting specimens of blood for examination.
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(physics) An optical device, consisting of one or more slits, that selects a narrow band of wavelengths from a broader spectrum.
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(biology) A device used to measure resistance of bacteria to drugs
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A laboratory tube used in colorimetric analysis.
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Alternative spelling of optode [(chemistry) An optical sensor device that optically measures a specific substance.]
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(photography) A photographic amplifier
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A device that counts photons.
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Any device used to detect electromagnetic radiation
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An electrometer registering by photography.
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(astronomy) The measurement of the intensity and spectrum of light from stars.
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The process performed by a photomultiplier.
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A device that carries out photorefraction
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A conical tip to a penetrometer
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The measuring of the compressibility of a liquid.
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(chemistry) Any of several instruments used in polarography
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(physics) An optical device used to generate multiple beams of light of different frequency
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(nonstandard, uncommon) Alternative form of potentiometer [(electronics) A user-adjustable three-terminal variable resistor that can be used as a voltage divider.]
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(physics) A device that maintains a constant potential during the course of a coulometric titration.
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The methodology of performing eddy current profiling of tubing.
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The measurement of specific gravity by means of a pycnometer
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(physics) The science of the design and use of reflectometers.
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(physics) The measurement of electrical current.
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The laboratory apparatus in which a sample to be analyzed by scintillation counting is held in a scintillation counter
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(astronomy) The use of scintillation to infer properties of a lens or a source
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A single sensor element of an array of sensors, such as in a charge-coupled device.
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(astronomy) an indication of the physical and chemical characteristics of a star based on the spectrum of light that it emits
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(physics) An instrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths.
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The measurement of the intensity of direct sunlight.
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Alternative form of thermoanalyser [A device that performs some form of analysis as a sample is heated]
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A camera that is sensitive to thermal (infrared) radiation
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(physics) The measurement of the dimension of a sample when heated in a controlled manner
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(obsolete) An instrument for measuring the strength of an electric current by the heat that it produces, or for determining the heat produced by such a current.
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(physics) Any of several techniques for the remote measurement of the temperature variations of a body, especially by creating images produced by infrared radiation.
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A person who specializes in thermometry; someone who measures temperature.
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(physics, chemistry) The measurement of the optical properties of a material as it is heated in a controlled manner.
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(physics) A measure of thermal reflectance
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Alternative form of thermistor [(electronics) A resistor whose resistance varies rapidly and predictably with temperature and as a result can be used to measure temperature.]
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(physics, chemistry) The measurement of the sound emitted by a material as it is heated in a controlled manner.
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A type of spectroscopic measurement produced by transmitting light through a sample and reflecting it back through the sample onto a probe.
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The device used to obtain a voltammogram
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A test used to determine the concentration of dissolved oxygen in a water sample, involving the use of manganese to form a precipitate.
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Alternative spelling of X-ray [Short wavelength electromagnetic radiation usually produced by bombarding a metal target in a vacuum. Used to create images of the internal structure of objects; this is possible because X-rays pass through most objects and can expose photographic film.]
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