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(physics) An instrument used to measure the refractive index of a liquid, by utilizing the critical angle for total reflection.
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A device that measures refractive aberrations of the eye
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A clinometer used to measure tree heights.
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A device which measures the resistance of surfaces to abrasion.
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An instrument used to measure the amount of radiation or light absorbed.
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(meteorology) An instrument utilizing organic material to measure the atmospheric moisture level.
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(geology) An instrument used to record the acceleration of the ground during an earthquake.
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An instrument for measuring acceleration.
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An instrument for estimating the amount of acetic acid in vinegar
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Alternative form of acetimeter [An instrument for estimating the amount of acetic acid in vinegar]
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A type of hydrometer used to measure the amount of acetone in an aqueous mixture
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A hydrometer, especially one that is used to measure the strength of an acid.
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(physics) An instrument for measuring the acuteness of the sense of hearing.
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A recording actinometer.
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(physics) A device used to measure the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation.
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A wearable electronic device, or a software application, that monitors and tracks fitness-related metrics such as distance walked, calorie consumption, or heartbeat.
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(medicine) A device that measures and records activity and rest.
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A device that uses infrared light to monitor the activity of a caged laboratory animal
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An optometric instrument that measures the minimum threshold of brightness that can be detected or how well the human eye can adapt to a recently darkened environment.
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An instrument for measuring the adhesive qualities of a substance.
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A calliper used to estimate the amount of internal fat by measuring the thickness of a fold of skin
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Alternative form of aerometer [An instrument used to measure the mass and density of gases.]
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An instrument used to measure the mass and density of gases.
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A device used to collect dust particles, spores etc from the air for subsequent analysis.
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An instrument that measures the amount of black particulates in air or other gas
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(meteorology) A device for measuring temperature variations due to different atmospheric conditions, such as cloud or clear skies.
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A hollow cylinder to contain air. It is closed above and open below, and has its open end plunged into water.
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(obsolete, chemistry) A volumetric device used in akalimetry
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An instrument used to measure the albedo of a surface
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An instrument for determining the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
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Alternative form of alcoholometer [A specialized form of hydrometer used to measure the amount of alcohol in a liquid (such as beer).]
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Alternative form of alcoholometer [A specialized form of hydrometer used to measure the amount of alcohol in a liquid (such as beer).]
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A specialized form of hydrometer used to measure the amount of alcohol in a liquid (such as beer).
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A device for measuring alcohol content, used in brewing.
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A hydrometer or aerometer calibrated to measure the percentage of alcohol in a mixture of alcohol and water.
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(Australia) An alcohol test; the measurement of the blood alcohol level.
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Alternative form of alcoometer [A hydrometer or aerometer calibrated to measure the percentage of alcohol in a mixture of alcohol and water.]
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An instrument used for the examination of crude gluten as to its power of distending under the influence of heat, as a means of judging of the value of a flour for breadmaking.
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An instrument for measuring pain-inducing stimuli, and the sensitivity to such stimuli.
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An apparatus for measuring altitude.
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A device that measures the strength of flour by measuring the elasticity of dough made from it in a standard procedure
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A device used to measure the ambulatory activity of laboratory animals
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A device that measures the magnitude of an electric current, especially one calibrated in amperes.
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(rare) Synonym of ammeter.
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An instrument for determining the amount of starch in a substance.
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(obsolete or historical) An anemometer that makes a graphical recording.
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(meteorology) An instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind, a windmeter.
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(nonstandard and now largely obsolete) Alternative form of anemometer [(meteorology) An instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind, a windmeter.]
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(archaic) An anemograph.
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Measurement of the direction and velocity of the wind.
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(meteorology) A type of anemometer which records both wind speed and direction.
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An instrument for measuring wind speed and direction.
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A barometer in which variations in pressure are measured using a partially evacuated capsule whose sides move in and out.
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An instrument to measure angles, especially one used by geologists to measure the dip of strata.
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An instrument for measuring the amount of carbonic acid in a mixture.
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A device used in anthropometry to measure parts of the body.
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The non-moving surface of a micrometer against which the item to be measured is placed.
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(optics, microscopy) An instrument designed to measure the numerical aperture of a lens or objective of a microscope.
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A device used to measure the pressure within a bottle of sparkling wine.
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(beekeeping) An instrument which measures and records the sounds in a beehive.
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An instrument for measuring the heights of buildings etc.
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(informal, US) A device of dubious accuracy used to measure the volume of an audience’s applause.
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Alternative spelling of applauseometer [(informal, US) A device of dubious accuracy used to measure the volume of an audience’s applause.]
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Synonym of waterphone (“instrument for detecting leaks”)
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Any device used to measure the specific gravity of liquids or the density of solids.
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An instrument that measures sexual arousal
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An instrument used to measure the diameter of arteries as blood flows through them
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(medicine) A device for measuring the arc or range of mobility of a joint.
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An optical device used for measuring the degree of astigmatism
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A photometer for measuring the brightness of stars.
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An instrument for measuring the evaporation from water, ice, or snow.
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An instrument that measures the rate of evaporation of a liquid.
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A device, that measures the pressure applied to the skin by a metal tip, used to measure pain resistance
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An automatic anthropometer
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An automatic, hand-held keratometer
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An instrument to measure the growth of plants.
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An instrument measuring the magnifying power of lenses.
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A continuous-culture device using feedback from a measurement taken on the growth chamber to control the media flow rate, maintaining the measurement at a constant.
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(mostly British?) a highly accurate multimeter having a deadbeat needle and anti-parallax mirror
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A device that measures the flow of air within a system of ducts
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A hydrometer calibrated to test the strength of tanning liquors used in tanning leather.
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(nautical) A type of aneroid barometer that has accompanying diagrams and directions that help predict storms
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A tracing, usually made by the barograph, showing graphically the variations of atmospheric pressure for a given time.
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A type of barometer that continuously records air pressure on a sheet or rotating drum
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An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.
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(nonstandard) Alternative form of barometer [An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.]
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A form of barometer capable of recording the variations of atmospheric pressure onto paper.
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An instrument used in baropodometry
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A device used to maintain a constant (atmospheric) pressure
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Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
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An instrument for recording both pressure and temperature, as of the atmosphere.
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A device for measuring atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity.
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An instrument that measures the depth of water, used especially to measure the depth of ocean water.
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A photometer designed to operate in deep water
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A small torpedo-shaped device that holds a temperature sensor and a transducer to detect changes in hydrostatic pressure.
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A type of densimeter, developed by French pharmacist A. Baumé (1724-1804)
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A non-imaging radiometer used to detect nuclear detonations and determine the yield of the nuclear weapon.
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A device that measures the amount of bilirubin in the blood.
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(biology) A bottomless cube or cylinder used to trap, and then count, small animals, insects etc.
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(biology) A dosimeter used in biodosimetry
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(biology) A device that is used to detect the presence of life by detecting and measuring minute amounts of evolved carbon dioxide.
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An instrument used to measure the threshold of vibration perception
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(informal, dated) To supply a specimen of breath for alcohol analysis.
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(physics) A sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation.
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(sciences) A type of constant-volume calorimeter in which material is burned to measure its heat content.
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A hand tool of a particular kind, used to measure a foot's length, heel-to-ball length, and width.
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Alternative spelling of breathalyzer [A device that measures alcohol in expired air so as to estimate the concentration of alcohol in a person's blood; used by traffic police in cases of suspected driving while under the influence of alcohol.]
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(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of breathalyze [To estimate the alcohol content of a person's blood by using a breathalyzer]
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Alternative spelling of breathalyzer [A device that measures alcohol in expired air so as to estimate the concentration of alcohol in a person's blood; used by traffic police in cases of suspected driving while under the influence of alcohol.]
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A device that measures alcohol in expired air so as to estimate the concentration of alcohol in a person's blood; used by traffic police in cases of suspected driving while under the influence of alcohol.
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A measure (in degrees) of the amount of dissolved solids in a liquid via its specific gravity; used especially to measure dissolved sugar in fruit juice and wine.
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(dated) An instrument for noting or recording the phenomena that accompany a thunderstorm.
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Any of several devices used to estimate the proportion of butterfat in milk
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An apparatus that is used to estimate the amount of limestone (or similar calcium mineral) in a sample (often by measuring the carbonate content)
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(UK) A metal (orthopedic) leg support.
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A device used to measure a person's field of vision
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(slang, in the plural) An E-meter used in Scientology auditing.
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A thermometer designed to measure the temperature of a cooking mixture of sugar and water.
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An instrument that measures the amount of carbon dioxide in a gas (especially expired breath) and displays it continuously
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A medical instrument that measures carbon dioxide levels in the exhaled air of patients on ventilators or under anesthesia
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A instrument used to measure the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air
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An instrument used to estimate the carbon content of steel by measuring its magnetic properties
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(obsolete, chemistry) An early device for measuring the concentration of carbon dioxide in a gas, by bubbling it through limewater and measuring the cloudiness.
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Alternative form of katharometer [(sciences) A device used for analyzing gas mixtures by measuring their thermal conductivity.]
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An instrument used to measure small vertical distances, such as the levels of liquid in tubes.
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A device that measures the altitude of the cloud base, especially above an airfield.
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An instrument for measuring the head.
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A device that measures photosynthetically-active radiation as a measure of light interception in plant canopies
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A device for measuring lightning discharges.
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(medicine) A device designed to accurately monitor cervical dilation during labor.
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An instrument for measuring charts or maps.
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An instrument used in chemiluminometry to measure chemiluminescence
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(chemistry) A form of dosimeter that measures exposure to chemical hazards
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An instrument used to measure the amount of chloride in a sample, especially in bodily fluids
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Alternative form of chlorometer [An instrument to test the bleaching power of chloride of lime.]
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An instrument to test the bleaching power of chloride of lime.
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A steelyard for weighing grain.
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An instrument used to measure chronaxie
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A clock, the speed of whose movement may be used to estimate temperature
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(chemistry) An instrument for measuring liquids, consisting of a tube with a piston inside.
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A device used to measure a circumference, typically of fruit
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(dated) A form of hydrometer once used during the preparation of citric acid from lemon juice.
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Alternative form of clapometer [An audience-reaction monitor used to give a visual interpretation of applause; once used on some television game shows.]
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An audience-reaction monitor used to give a visual interpretation of applause; once used on some television game shows.
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An apparatus for measuring a vertical angle, a slope, or the height of a large object (e.g. a tree).
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An instrument for measuring magnetic coercivity.
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A simple device used to analyse colostrum
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(obsolete) An instrument for measuring how comburivorous a substance is.
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An instrument for measuring the chemical composition of a gas.
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Alternative form of conductometer [(physics) Any device used to measure conductivity]
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(physics) Any device used to measure conductivity
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A device used to evaluate the consistency, viscosity or flow characteristics of a sample (typically of a food product)
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Alternative form of coolometer. [(informal) An imaginary device that measures coolness (the degree of fashionableness or popularity).]
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(informal) An imaginary device that measures coolness (the degree of fashionableness or popularity).
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A device that measures the hydration of skin
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(physics, chemistry) a device, used in coulometry, to determine the amount of substance released during electrolysis.
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An instrument for locating rebars and measuring the depth of concrete that covers them.
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Alternative spelling of cover meter [An instrument for locating rebars and measuring the depth of concrete that covers them.]
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A device used to measure the size of the skull.
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A device for measuring magnifying power.
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An instrument that is used to measure the amount of cream in milk
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(geology) An instrument that monitors the slow surface displacement of an active geologic fault in the earth.
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Alternative form of creamometer [An instrument that is used to measure the amount of cream in milk]
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A device for measuring growth in plants.
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Alternative form of cringeometer. [(humorous, informal) An imaginary device that measures cringeworthiness (the extent to which something makes one cringe; that is, flinch or recoil with embarrassment).]
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(humorous, informal) An imaginary device that measures cringeworthiness (the extent to which something makes one cringe; that is, flinch or recoil with embarrassment).
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The sensor measurement of a phenomenon (such as air pollution) by combining readings from numerous devices carried by different individuals.
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A device that measures conductivity, temperature, and depth underwater.
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(medicine) color, temperature, moisture (used to assess skin signs)
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A device for measuring the length of curves, such as on a map
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Alternative form of curvimeter [A device for measuring the length of curves, such as on a map]
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A small hand-held radiation meter.
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Any of various instruments that measure physical properties of the skin (typically elasticity).
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(cycling) A device that counts the revolutions of a bicycle wheel in order to indicate distance travelled.
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A machine for measuring the velocity of rotation, as of a wheel of a steam engine.
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An instrument for exhibiting and measuring wave motion; specifically, one for determining the frequency of electric wave oscillations, especially in connection with wireless telegraphy.
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(dated) An instrument for testing the density of gases, consisting of a thin glass globe, which is weighed in the gas or gases, and then in an atmosphere of known density.
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Any instrument that records data as a function of time
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An instrument for measuring deceleration.
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An instrument for measuring magnetic declination.
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An instrument for measuring the growth of trees.
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A device for measuring the height or diameter of trees.
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A measuring device for use in derivatography.
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Alternative form of detector [An indicator showing the depth of the water in a boiler.]
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A galvanometer, usually portable, for indicating the direction of a current.
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(historical) A device for estimating the sugar content of a diabetic urine sample.
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A kind of electroscope in which the dry pile is employed to measure the amount of electricity transmitted by different bodies, or to determine their conductive power.
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Any device for comparing a physical property of two objects, or an object with a standard.
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Any device for comparing a physical property of two objects, or an object with a standard.
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An instrument for measuring the transparency of a fluid.
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An instrument for examining the dichroism of crystals.
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A thermometer for gauging very small differences in temperature.
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(electronics) A type of measuring device which records the use of electricity and water, and which then electronically reports the usage to a utility company at regular intervals.
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An instrument used to measure the expansion of solids and liquids when heated, or when subjected to some other physical process.
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An instrument used for measuring the dip of the horizon.
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(mechanical engineering) To measure the level of a fluid using a dipstick.
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An instrument used to measure the drop-size distribution and velocity of falling hydrometeors.
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(physics) A device that measures optical dispersion.
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A device used for measuring pain.
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A gauge used in geophysics.
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(physics) A technique used to determine the velocity of fluids using two beams of laser light.
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Alternative form of dosimeter [A device used to measure a dose of ionizing radiation.]
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A device used to measure a dose of ionizing radiation.
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(nautical, historical) An instrument affixed to the side of a ship, measuring the distance travelled.
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A device for measuring the amount of dew on a surface.
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A gas meter with bellows-like apparatus and no liquid.
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Alternative form of dry bulb temperature [(meteorology) Temperature of the free air as measured with a dry thermometer on a sling psychrometer over a grassy surface at a height of approximately 6 feet (1.8 meters).]
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An instrument for determining the ductility of metals.
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An instrument used to measure the hardness or stiffness of a material, especially of an elastomer, such as rubber. A simple durometer consists of a movable tip on a spring with a dial gauge.
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An instrument for measuring the intensity of photogenic rays and computing the power of object glasses.
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An instrument used to measure the magnification of a telescope.
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Obsolete spelling of dynamometer [Any of various devices used to measure mechanical power, force, or torque.]
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Any of various devices used to measure mechanical power, force, or torque.
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(Scientology) An electronic device used in auditing in an attempt to diagnose whether a subject has been relieved from spiritual impediment of his or her sins.
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(physics) A device used to measure the boiling points of liquids.
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(physics) An instrument used to measure the boiling point of liquids
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A graduated scale for measuring the duration of sounds and determining the relation of their intervals.
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A device that measures the rate of effusion of a gas.
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An instrument for determining the degree of aniseikonia
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(chemistry) An apparatus for determining the amount of oil contained in any substance, or for ascertaining the degree of purity of oil.
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(dated) An electromagnetic chronograph
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An instrument, having a fixed and a moveable coil, that measures the power flowing in an electric circuit; a type of wattmeter.
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(historical) An instrument for the reproduction at a distance of pictures, maps, etc., by means of electricity.
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A device used in electrogustometry
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A device used to detect and measure static electricity; an electroscope.
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Any electronic device used to measure temperature, such as a thermistor, thermocouple, etc.
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An instrument for measuring the force or amount of endosmotic action.
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Alternative spelling of energy meter [A domestic electricity meter]
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A device used to test the effectiveness of an antimicrobial agent
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An instrument for measuring energy in ergs.
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An optical device used to measure the diameters of fibres such as wool
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Alternative form of stadiometer [A device, having a vertical scale and a movable headboard, for measuring a person's height]
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A graduated glass tube, closed at one end, that is used for measuring the change in the volume of gases during a chemical reaction.
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The measurement of evaporation
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A device that uses evaporation to create a visible image from infrared.
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An instrument for measuring evaporation; an atmometer.
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A device for measuring evaporation and transpiration.
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A device used for detecting explosive gases.
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A device that measures exposure to a hazard
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Alternative form of extensometer [An electromechanical device for measuring changes in length of an object undergoing stress.]
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Alternative form of extensometer [An electromechanical device for measuring changes in length of an object undergoing stress.]
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A device that measures the extensional properties (stretchability) of dough
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An electromechanical device for measuring changes in length of an object undergoing stress.
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A device that measures the degree that an ink sample will fade when exposed to light.
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A device that irradiates materials in order to test the degree to which they fade from exposure to sunlight.
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A device for measuring properties of flour mixed with water, such as its shear and viscosity.
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An instrument for measuring the viscosity of flour.
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(humorous) A supposed device that measures flatulence.
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(nautical) A depth finder that uses sound waves to determine the depth of water.
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A set of thin metal strips, of known thickness, used to measure a narrow gap
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An instrument for measuring the magnetic field.
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(historical) Either of two types of instrument used to measure the speed of light.
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A type of transducer that uses flexible, elastic shells to transmit and amplify displacements.
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A sensor that detects the level of liquid in a tank and can react to changes in the measurement.
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An instrument for measuring the height of floodwater.
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Any of various devices used to measure the flow of a fluid through a pipe, etc.
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(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
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A device used to measure the depth of water in a river, and sometimes used to record its rise and fall
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A lensmeter (optician's instrument).
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Alternative form of focimeter [A lensmeter (optician's instrument).]
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A thermometer made of a sealed glass cylinder containing a clear liquid and several glass vessels of varying densities. As temperature changes, the individual floats rise or fall in proportion to their respective density.
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A meter which measures the amount of gas supplied to a property via a gas main. In rented properties, it may be coin-operated.
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(chemistry, historical) An apparatus used to store or measure gas or the flow of gas, particularly in a laboratory setting.
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(nonstandard and now largely obsolete) Alternative form of gasometer [(chemistry, historical) An apparatus used to store or measure gas or the flow of gas, particularly in a laboratory setting.]
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(dated) An apparatus for detecting the presence of dangerous gas, as for example in a mine or in a house.
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A device designed to detect radioactivity and measure its intensity.
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(physics) Geiger counter
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An instrument used to measure the strength of a gel (or a jelly)
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An instrument used for geobarometry.
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(surveying) An instrument measuring the distance between two points by means of a laser.
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measurement with a geodimeter
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An instrument used for geothermobarometry.
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a type of butyrometer (used to estimate the proportion of butterfat in milk)
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A device for measuring the percentage of sugar in a fluid by means of specific gravity; gleucometer.
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An instrument for measuring the specific gravity and ascertaining the quantity of sugar contained in must.
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An instrument used to measure the specular reflection gloss of a surface, by projecting a beam of light at a fixed intensity and angle onto a surface and measuring the amount of reflected light at an equal but opposite angle.
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(medicine) A glucose meter, a device for measuring the concentration of glucose in the blood
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A device used to measure the angles of crystals.
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A device that measures the light emitted from an object at different angles.
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A surveyor's instrument for determining grades.
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(physics) Any of several instruments used to measure the gradient of a physical property (such as magnetic field).
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A device used in granulometry
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A device that measures the resistance to damage of a surface caused by flying grit and gravel etc.
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A (non-scientific) device for measuring the volume of a tennis player's grunts of exertion.
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A device that delivers a precise amount of a taste (gustatory stimulus) to the tongue of a recipient.
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A device used to test compactibility, and to make compacted test samples
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A recording of gyratory stability, used to determine optimal bitumen mixtures for paving etc.
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A device that measures angular velocity (and/or acceleration)
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A device that measures halitosis by detecting volatile sulfur compounds in the breath
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An instrument for measuring the forms and angles of salts and crystals.
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An instrument for measuring sensitivity to touch, by adding and removing weights that produce pressure.
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An instrument used to measure the amplitudes, frequencies and phases of the components of a nonsinusoidal waveform; especially one used for analyzing audio frequencies.
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A wearable device that allows a user to measure their heart rate in real time, usually consisting of a chest strap transmitter and a wrist receiver.
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A device used to gauge happiness or pleasure
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A heliotrope (surveying instrument).
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An instrument for measuring the intensity of sunlight.
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(astronomy, physics) The three-dimensional analysis of the structure of the sun, especially of convection currents
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(medicine) A device used to establish quantitative control and to measure the pressure and force applied over the liver to test the hepatojugular reflux.
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(nautical) Obsolete form of odometry. [Measurement of distances by the odometer.]
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An instrument for making angular measurements.
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An instrument for measuring time.
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Alternative form of hubometer [A device mounted on the axle of a vehicle's wheel to measure the distance travelled.]
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A device mounted on the axle of a vehicle's wheel to measure the distance travelled.
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An electronic (digital) hygrometer
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A device that measures, or controls, the relative humidity of a gas.
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An instrument for determining the depth of the sea by the pressure of the water.
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A form of scientific water measurement in which several connected bottles are lowered into the water to collect samples.
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An instrument to measure the velocity of a liquid current by the force of its impact.
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An instrument that floats in a liquid and measures its specific gravity on a scale.
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(nonstandard) Alternative form of hydrometer [An instrument that floats in a liquid and measures its specific gravity on a scale.]
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An instrument for measuring and recording the quantity of water discharged from a pipe, etc.
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(physics) The branch of hydrostatics dealing with the measurement of specific gravity using hydrometers
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(obsolete) An instrument used to obtain specimens of water from any desired depth.
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A plethysmometer that employs water
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(historical) A kind of water clock consisting of a cylindrical graduated tube, from which the water escaped through a hole in the bottom.
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A device for weighing bodies in water to determine their specific gravity.
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(rare) An instrument used to measure the velocity of water (in a river etc).
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A burette used for hydrotimetry
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A device for raising water by the direct action of steam; a pulsometer.
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A graphical representation of rainfall over time.
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A humidity sensor that works by measuring electrical resistance.
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A form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers, with an adjustable index showing the percentage of moisture in the air, etc.
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Any of several forms of automated hygrometer that record humidity.
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The design, construction and use of hygrographs
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(meteorology) An instrument that measures the humidity of the air or other gases, especially the relative humidity.
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(nonstandard and now obsolete) Alternative form of hygrometer [(meteorology) An instrument that measures the humidity of the air or other gases, especially the relative humidity.]
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The measurement of the moisture content of gases, but especially of the humidity of the atmosphere
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An instrument that indicates changes in atmospheric humidity
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A device that maintains a constant level of humidity
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(physics, meteorology) An instrument that measures, and records, both humidity and temperature.
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A device that functions as both a hygrometer and a thermometer
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An instrument that measures altitude indirectly by measuring the boiling point of water (which varies with atmospheric pressure).
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A device used to measure the dimensions of the uterus
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An instrument for gauging hyperbilirubinemia by measuring the yellowness of the skin.
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A machine that determines the force of the apex beat of the heart.
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An instrument that is used to measure the intensity of illumination
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A device that measures acoustic immitance
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Any of several instruments in which fine particles (dust) in a gas are analysed by blowing them through a jet onto a wetted plate, prior to being counted. Typically used for particle analysis
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An instrument that measures magnetic dip; a dip circle.
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An instrument for measuring the degree or rate of electrical induction.
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A device that measures the response of an organism to the effects of alcohol
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An instrument for measuring the size of young children.
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(soil science) A device that is used to measure the infiltration of water into soil
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An instrument for measuring the force, frequency, or volume of the inspirations in breathing.
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(physics) any of several instruments that use the interference of waves to determine wavelengths and wave velocities, determine refractive indices, measure small distances, temperature changes, stresses, and many other useful measurements.
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A device that measures intervals of time.
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An instrument for measuring irradiation.
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(corrosion) A device for detecting discontinuity in a protective coating, also called a "holiday detector"
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An instrument for measuring jerk, the rate of change of acceleration with respect to time.
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Any of various devices used to measure energy (especially electrical energy) in joules
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Alternative form of akalimeter [(obsolete, chemistry) A volumetric device used in akalimetry]
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Alternative spelling of kata thermometer [(measuring instrument) A device consisting principally of an alcohol thermometer, used to measure air cooling power and, indirectly, small wind speeds in circulating air, by measuring the time taken for the temperature of the bulb of alcohol to make a specified drop (100° to 95°F).]
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Alternative spelling of kata thermometer [(measuring instrument) A device consisting principally of an alcohol thermometer, used to measure air cooling power and, indirectly, small wind speeds in circulating air, by measuring the time taken for the temperature of the bulb of alcohol to make a specified drop (100° to 95°F).]
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Alternative spelling of kata thermometer [(measuring instrument) A device consisting principally of an alcohol thermometer, used to measure air cooling power and, indirectly, small wind speeds in circulating air, by measuring the time taken for the temperature of the bulb of alcohol to make a specified drop (100° to 95°F).]
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(sciences) A device used for analyzing gas mixtures by measuring their thermal conductivity.
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Alternative form of cathetometer [An instrument used to measure small vertical distances, such as the levels of liquid in tubes.]
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An optical device that measures refraction of the cornea
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A ceraunograph; an instrument for measuring and recording lightning.
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A test that simulates acid rain conditions by subjecting test specimens to a sulfur dioxide atmosphere as well as condensing moisture for the purpose of evaluating rust/corrosion characteristics.
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A device for analyzing the amplitudes of electrical pulses.
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(medicine) An electromagnetic device, similar to the velocity ballistocardiograph, for measuring contraction and relaxation in a tendon reflex.
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An instrument for the quantitative measurement of movements.
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Alternative form of kinesimeter [An instrument for the quantitative measurement of movements.]
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Alternative form of clinometer [An apparatus for measuring a vertical angle, a slope, or the height of a large object (e.g. a tree).]
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The measuring device used in knemometry
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An instrument for measuring the concentration of dust.
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Alternative form of konimeter [An instrument for measuring the concentration of dust.]
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An instrument for indicating the quantity of dust in the atmosphere.
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A device for viewing and measuring wave motion, such as that recorded by a kymograph.
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A device used to measure kyphosis (curvature of the spine)
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An instrument for determining the amount of butterfat in milk.
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A form of hydrometer for finding the density of milk, and thus discovering whether it has been mixed with water or had some of the cream removed.
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A device that estimates the cream content of milk by measuring its specific gravity.
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An instrument for estimating the amount of cream in milk, based on its relative opacity
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A combined lactometer and thermometer.
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A device that is used to measure the proportion of oxygen in a fluid
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An instrument for measuring the fineness of wool (or other yarn).
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A (non-scientific) device for measuring laughter.
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Any of several devices used to measure the light intensity and spectrum of LEDs
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Alternative form of lensmeter [An optician's instrument for verifying spectacle prescriptions at the laboratory.]
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(historical) An instrument for measuring the viscosity of oil.
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Alternative form of leukometer. [A device used for measuring whiteness or brightness.]
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A device used for measuring whiteness or brightness.
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A device that detects and records contact between a caged animal and the spout of its water bottle
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(informal) A polygraph, a device which measures and records several physiological variables such as blood pressure, heart rate, respiration and skin conductivity while a series of questions is being asked to a subject, in an attempt to detect lies.
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Any of various devices that measure some property of light
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Alternative form of light meter [(photography) An exposure meter]
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The apparatus used in limnimetry
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The measurement of water level
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An instrument for measuring water level
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A device used to measure the level of water in a lake
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Any of various devices used to measure subcutaneous fat
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An instrument for measuring the specific gravity of liquids by the height to which they rise in vertical tubes under a definite air pressure.
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A transducer used to create an electrical signal whose magnitude is directly proportional to the force being measured.
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A scale for measuring chemical equivalents.
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An instrument used to measure light intensity.
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(photography) A light meter
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Any of various devices that measure some property of light
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An instrument that measures the percolation of water through soil
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(aviation) An instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers.
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Alternative form of Machmeter [(aviation) An instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers.]
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An instrument for determining the size or distance of inaccessible objects by means of two reflectors on a common sextant
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A pressure gauge, particularly of the Magnehelic brand.
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Obsolete spelling of magnetometer [(physics) An instrument used to measure the intensity and direction of a magnetic field, especially at points on the Earth's surface; sometimes used as metal detector.]
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An instrument for measuring changes in the direction and intensity of magnetic fields.
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(physics) An instrument used to measure the intensity and direction of a magnetic field, especially at points on the Earth's surface; sometimes used as metal detector.
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An instrument to measure pressure in a fluid, especially a double-legged liquid column gauge used to measure the difference in the pressures of two fluids.
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(nonstandard and now largely obsolete) Alternative form of manometer [An instrument to measure pressure in a fluid, especially a double-legged liquid column gauge used to measure the difference in the pressures of two fluids.]
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(oceanography) A device used to measure tidal levels.
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An instrument for measuring the tides.
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(US) Alternative form of McLeod gauge [(physics) a device, rather like a manometer, used to measure low pressures close to that of a vacuum, by using an application of Boyle's law]
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(physics) a device, rather like a manometer, used to measure low pressures close to that of a vacuum, by using an application of Boyle's law
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(curling) Equipment used to determine which of two or more stones is closest to the center when they are too similar to know with visual inspection
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(slang) Someone who obsesses over technical specifications; one who measurebates.
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Synonym of graduated cylinder
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A thermometer used to measure the internal temperature of meat.
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A device to measure the width of a human's urinary meatus.
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(obsolete, rare) An instrument, like calipers with a scale attachment, for measuring a newborn infant.
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A kind of precision rangefinder.
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An instrument for measuring the melting point of a material.
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a glow produced by friction when mercury is shaken in an evacuated glass vessel; the luminous barometer
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A device used to measure basal metabolism
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A hand-held device that uses electromagnetic induction to detect buried metal.
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Alternative spelling of metewand [(obsolete) A measuring rod (in both its literal and figurative sense).]
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A device used to measure various meteorological conditions, usually the temperature and humidity.
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A parking meter or similar device for collecting payment.
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An instrument, resembling a eudiometer, used to detect the presence and amount of methane, as in coal mines.
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An instrument attached to a locomotive for recording its speed and the number and duration of its stops.
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(medicine) An instrument for measuring the size of the womb.
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An instrument for measuring conductivity.
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An instrument for recording minor fluctuations of atmospheric pressure, as opposed to general barometric surges.
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A type of rheometer that measures the viscosity of flour as it is mixed with water
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(historical) A mechanical device that presents a series of stimuli to be memorized.
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(construction) The use of a mechanical device (capacitance, infrared or nuclear) to detect the presence of moisture within an assembly.
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(engineering) A kind of graph that relates various properties of a circular pipe, used to predict pressure drop or flow rate.
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An electronic measuring instrument that combines multiple functions; a combined voltmeter, ammeter and ohmmeter.
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A scientific device for taking multiple samples of water etc.
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Synonym of saccharimeter
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An instrument for measuring muscular strength.
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A device that measures muscle tone
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An instrument used to measure nasalance.
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An instrument for measuring the quantity of soda in salts of potash and soda.
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(historical) An instrument for measuring a ship's heeling or inclination at sea.
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An instrument that is used to measure newly-born infants
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(analytical chemistry) An instrument for measuring various aspects of the suspended particles in a fluid; especially in a colloid.
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An instrument for demonstrating cloud formation by compression of moist air.
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An instrument for determining the direction of and angular velocity of clouds.
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A thermographic device used in chiropractic, supposed to detect subluxation.
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a device used to measure the rise of water in the Nile at the flood
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(chemistry) An apparatus for determining the amount of nitrogen or some of its compounds in a substance.
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(dated) A precise timing instrument, used to measure the duration of various cognitive tasks.
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A device for adjusting the accuracy of mathematical instruments, later superseded by the vernier.
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(roofing) A device that contains a radioactive source to emit high velocity neutrons into a roof system. Reflecting neutrons are measured by a gauge that is used to detect hydrogen; the quantity of hydrogen detected may be linked to the pressure of water.
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An instrument, usually embedded within the speedometer of a vehicle, that measures the distance the vehicle has traveled since production.
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(nonstandard and now largely obsolete) Alternative form of odometer [An instrument, usually embedded within the speedometer of a vehicle, that measures the distance the vehicle has traveled since production.]
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Measurement of distances by the odometer.
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(philately) A perforation gauge.
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A device used to measure the intensity of a smell
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(geology) A device used for measuring the consolidation properties of soil
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Synonym of oleometer (“instrument for determining the weight and purity of oil”)
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An instrument for measuring rainfall.
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(humorous) A measuring instrument.
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An instrument for registering the changes observable with an oncometer.
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(physiology) An instrument for measuring the variations in size of the internal organs of the body.
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A device for measuring the specific gravity of a molten metal by recording on a band of paper the sinking or floating effect of a ball of the solid metal immersed in it.
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An instrument for autographically recording the waveforms of varying currents, especially rapidly varying alternating currents.
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A device for the measurement of eggs.
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Any instrument that measures opacity
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(archaic) An instrument or machine for measuring work done, especially the number of rotations by a machine or wheel in manufacturing cloth.
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A form of interferometer used in the measurement of gauge blocks.
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(chemistry) An optical sensor device that optically measures a specific substance.
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An aneroid barometer having a second scale that gives the approximate elevation above sea level of the place where the observation is made.
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An instrument for measuring rigidity by the torsional oscillations of a weighted wire.
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An instrument for measuring alternating or varying electric current in terms of current and voltage; an oscilloscope.
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(nautical) A device that measures the roll (or pitch) of a ship
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An electronic measuring instrument that creates a visible two-dimensional graph, on a screen, of one or more continuously varying voltages or currents.
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An instrument for recording the height of the liquid in an endosmometer or for registering osmotic pressures.
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Any of various devices used to measure osmotic pressure.
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An instrument for measuring osmosis.
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A measuring instrument used in osteometry
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(chemistry) A device that measures the quantity of oxygen in something, particularly air in the atmosphere.
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(nonstandard, uncommon) Alternative form of oximeter [(chemistry) A device that measures the quantity of oxygen in something, particularly air in the atmosphere.]
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An instrument, carried aloft in a balloon, that measures the atmospheric concentration of ozone (and often other gases) and transmits the data by radio.
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An instrument for measuring how much ozone is present in a mixture of gases.
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Alternative form of pachymeter [Any of several instruments that are used to measure the thickness of something.]
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Any of several instruments that are used to measure the thickness of something.
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(medicine) a device used to measure the weight and height of a child.
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An instrument combining of compass, sundial, and universal sundial.
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(dated) An instrument for measuring the number of paces taken by a walker.
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Alternative spelling of peak flow meter [(medicine) An instrument that monitors the peak expiratory flow rate of air from a person's bronchi; used to manage asthma.]
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An instrument carried by a pedestrian for automatically making a topographical record of the ground covered during a journey
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A device, often electronic, that measures the number of steps taken, and thus estimates the distance walked.
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(rare, nonstandard) Alternative form of pedometer [A device, often electronic, that measures the number of steps taken, and thus estimates the distance walked.]
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(dated) A dynamometer for measuring the force required to draw wheel carriages on roads of different constructions.
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An instrument for measuring the pelvis.
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Alternative spelling of penetrometer [A mechanical device that measures the ease of penetration of an object into a semisolid]
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(engineering) Either a static or dynamic test of the relative density of sand, silt, etc. using a penetrometer.
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A mechanical device that measures the ease of penetration of an object into a semisolid
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A kind of cold-cathode ionization gauge.
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A surveyor's instrument for measuring distances, consisting of a wheel that rolls over the ground, along with a clockwork apparatus and a dial plate upon which the distance travelled is shown by an index.
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(dated) An instrument for measuring a person's ability to flex the neck and limbs.
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(physics) An instrument used to measure the electromagnetic permeability of a material.
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(chemistry) A voltmeter that uses the potential at a glass electrode to determine the pH of the solution in which it is immersed
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A device for testing the refractive power of lenses.
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(obsolete) A vessel or instrument for measuring the potency of drugs.
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A device used in pharyngometry.
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A device for measuring the difference in phase of two alternating currents of electromotive forces.
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Alternative form of phasemeter [A device for measuring the difference in phase of two alternating currents of electromotive forces.]
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An instrument for measuring sounds.
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(historical) A device for examining the equilibrium of the ocular muscles.
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A device used to read a photostimulable phosphor (PSP) plate.
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(physics, chemistry) Any of several devices used to measure phosphorescence, and to distinguish it from fluorescence
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(dated) An instrument for determining the sensibility of the plates employed in photographic processes to luminous rays.
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A heliograph, with a camera attached, used to photograph the Sun.
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(physics) Any of several instruments used to measure various aspects of the intensity of light.
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(historical) An instrument for recording the amount of daylight.
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A nephelometer that uses a photocell to measure the intensity of transmitted light.
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A device that is used to measure the penetration power of ionizing radiation
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(electronics) An electronic component whose resistance is inversely proportional to the intensity of incident light.
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A device that measures respiration as a function of light level
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A tachometer that measures revolutions by optical sensing.
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An electrooptical instrument for measuring distances.
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An instrument used to measure pressure.
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(dated) A dynamometer for ascertaining the power required to draw carriages over roads.
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(physics, chemistry) A Pirani gauge.
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(physics) a device used to measure vacuum by measuring changes in the temperature related resistance of a filament
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(phonetics) A device used for measuring the pitch of sounds or human voice.
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(nautical) A pitchmeter, especially on a ship.
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(nautical) A log (speed measuring device) somewhat similar to a pitot tube.
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(aviation) A pressure measuring instrument used to measure fluid flow velocity, especially used to determine the airspeed of an aircraft.
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A tool used to determine the flow properties of plastic materials.
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An apparatus for measuring the capacity of condensers, or the inductive capacity of dielectrics.
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(historical) A device for measuring the force of a blow or stroke.
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(obsolete) An instrument for measuring changes in water level.
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Alternative form of pleximeter [(medicine) A small, hard, elastic plate, as of ivory, bone, or rubber, placed in contact with the body to receive the blow, in examination by mediate percussion.]
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Any instrument designed to measure small changes in volume, usually via the displacement of water
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The design, construction and use of plethysmometers
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Alternative form of pleximeter [(medicine) A small, hard, elastic plate, as of ivory, bone, or rubber, placed in contact with the body to receive the blow, in examination by mediate percussion.]
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An instrument used in plicometry
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Alternative form of pluviometer [(meteorology) A scientific instrument for measuring the amount of rainfall.]
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An instrument for measuring the amount of water that has fallen (i.e. a rain gauge), with a feature to register the data in real time to demonstrate rainfall over a short period, often an automated graphing instrument.
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The use of a pluviograph; the automatic recording of precipitation.
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(meteorology) A scientific instrument for measuring the amount of rainfall.
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(obsolete) A pneumatometer.
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A device used to measure the amount of pollen in the air, to determine the pollen count.
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Any of several measuring devices
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(botany) A device that measures the areas of the pores of a leaf (by measuring the amount of gas passing through it)
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A device for measuring permeability.
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A device that measures the porosity of materials
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An instrument for measuring the velocity of the current in a river or stream.
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A device used for measuring the rate of water uptake of a leafy shoot due to photosynthesis and transpiration.
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Measurement of the rate of water uptake of a leafy shoot due to photosynthesis and transpiration.
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(geology) A device used to measure the stress in soil under pressure
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An apparatus used to measure pressure in a tyre, pressurised tank, boiler etc.
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A soft padded sensor that responds to pressure.
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A meter constructed to measure the at-rest horizontal earth pressure.
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An instrument used in telecommunications to measure the noise of a telephone circuit.
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(meteorology) Any of several instruments used to measure the relative humidity of the atmosphere; especially a wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer.
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(rare, nonstandard) Alternative form of psychrometer [(meteorology) Any of several instruments used to measure the relative humidity of the atmosphere; especially a wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer.]
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A graph or chart showing the relationships of the thermodynamic properties of moist air.
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(meteorology) The study of the physical and thermodynamic properties of the atmosphere and its water vapour.
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A vacuum pump or hydrotrope.
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A device that measures the distance between the pupils of the eyes.
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A device for measuring hand-eye coordination, tasking the user with keeping an object in a certain position by means of manual controls.
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(physics, metrology) A vessel of precisely known volume used by weighing to determine the specific gravity or relative density of a liquid.
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Alternative form of pycnometer [(physics, metrology) A vessel of precisely known volume used by weighing to determine the specific gravity or relative density of a liquid.]
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An actinometer used to measure solar radiation incident on a surface.
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measurement with a pyranometer
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A device that measures near-surface infrared radiation spectrum, based on the resistance/voltage changes in a material that is sensitive to the net energy transfer by radiation that occurs between itself and its surroundings.
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A pyrheliometer that makes a recording
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A device that measures the intensity of solar radiation received on the surface of the earth.
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Alternative form of pyrgeometer [A device that measures near-surface infrared radiation spectrum, based on the resistance/voltage changes in a material that is sensitive to the net energy transfer by radiation that occurs between itself and its surroundings.]
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An instrument for measuring the thermal expansion of solids.
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(dated, physics) An early form of pyrometer used to measure high temperatures.
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(British spelling) Alternative spelling of paedometer [(medicine) a device used to measure the weight and height of a child.]
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(obsolete) A device once used to estimate the hardness of X-rays
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A device for determining the quantity of X-rays generated by a Crookes tube or Coolidge tube.
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A device for performing spectrographic analysis.
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(medicine, rare) A device for measuring spinal curvature.
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a device that measures the intensity of radiation from, and thus the temperature of, a hot body
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the measurement of the azimuth and elevation of received radio waves
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An instrument for measuring and recording solar radiation.
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a device used to measure small changes in radiant heat, or in temperature
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A device used in meteorology to measure rainfall; a pluviometer.
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Alternative form of rain gauge [A device used in meteorology to measure rainfall; a pluviometer.]
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(physics) Any of several devices that measure the average rate of radioactive emissions over a specified time interval.
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An instrument used to measure the reflectance of a surface.
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(physics) An optical instrument used to measure the refractive index of a substance.
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A device used in relaxometry
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Alternative form of rheometer [A device used to measure the flow properties of fluids with variable viscosity.]
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A thermometer which uses the measurement of electrical resistance to determine temperature.
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A device that measures resistance to drilling
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A device that measures the resistance of an organism to destruction by heat
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A device used to measure the rate of respiration of living organisms, such as plants or fish.
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an instrument which displays the speed an engine is operating at in revolutions per minute (RPM).
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A type of rheometer that can be used to measure the viscous and elastic flow properties of a fluid, commonly called a Weissenberg Rheogoniometer.
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(obsolete) A device used to measure the flow of electric current: an ammeter.
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(physics) The measurement of rheological properties of materials, especially by the use of a rheometer.
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An instrument, acting on the principle of the pitot tube, for measuring the velocity of a fluid current, the speed of a ship, etc.
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An instrument used to quantify the amount of electromagnetic wave ionospheric absorption in the atmosphere.
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(nautical) A blade that extends into the water under the hull of a vessel, used in measuring the vessel's speed.
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A device for measuring radiation.
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(physics) A device used to measure fluid flow, in which a float rises in a tapered vertical tube to a height dependent on the rate of flow through the tube
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A rotating rod used to measure the balance, grip, and motor coordination of small laboratory animals.
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Alternative form of rotameter [(physics) A device used to measure fluid flow, in which a float rises in a tapered vertical tube to a height dependent on the rate of flow through the tube]
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A device that is attached to a motor vehicle in order to measure the roughness of a road surface.
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A device that measures the roughness of surfaces
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Alternative form of rhysimeter [An instrument, acting on the principle of the pitot tube, for measuring the velocity of a fluid current, the speed of a ship, etc.]
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The use of a saccadometer
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A polarimeter used to measure the sugar content of a liquid.
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A hydrometer used to measure the sugar content of a liquid.
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A hydrometer used to measure the concentration of salt in a solution.
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Alternative form of salimeter [A hydrometer used to measure the concentration of salt in a solution.]
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A device that measures soil erosion by the wind
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An instrument for measuring the passage of time by the passage of sand through a narrow opening.
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(physics) A scintillation counter.
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A device used to measure the hardness of a material by applying pressure to a moving diamond stylus.
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An instrument that is used to measure body asymmetry in cases of scoliosis
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A circular disk used to measure water transparency (and thus turbidity)
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An instrument for measuring the coefficient of electrical self-induction.
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(nonstandard) Alternative form of seismometer [(geology) A device used by seismologists to detect and measure seismic waves and therefore locate earthquakes etc; a seismograph.]
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(photography) An instrument used to measure the sensitivity of photographic film to light.
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(historical) An instrument for determining the concentration of biological particulates in the atmosphere, by means of a redox reaction involving potassium permanganate.
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A device for measuring organic impurities in the air.
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(dentistry) Metal foil used for measurement of proposed dental work.
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A device for measuring the hardness of a material, typically a polymer, elastomer, or rubber.
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(historical) A device for measuring evaporation.
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(historical) A 19th-century device for measuring the speed of a ship without using a log-line.
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An electromechanical device for measuring the level of the contents of large containers such as silos.
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(military, slang) A thermometer, especially one used for rectal temperature readings.
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A thermometer capable of recording the maximum and minimum temperatures reached over a period of time.
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Alternative form of slidometer [An instrument for indicating and recording shocks to railway cars caused by sudden stopping.]
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An instrument for indicating and recording shocks to railway cars caused by sudden stopping.
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a form of wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer in which the pair of thermometers are attached to a cord and spun round in the air
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an electronic meter, usually for measuring electricity or gas consumption, which is able to send readings back to the supply company at predetermined intervals.
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(computing) A wearable sensor device to measure face-to-face interactions of people.
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A device used to measure the height of a growing child
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An instrument for measuring sounds or their intervals by means of a sounding board with strings stretched above it, movable bridges, and weights for varying the tension.
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A device used to measure sorption
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(metrology) a pycnometer
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A device that measures angles of refraction at a range of wavelengths
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(physics) An instrument that is used to investigate the vibration of polyatomic gases by measuring pressure vibrations in the gas upon radiation with infrared light
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(optics) A device for measuring the optical properties of polarized light.
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A device that measures the spectral power distributions of illuminants, used to evaluate and categorize lighting or to calibrate display technology.
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Such a device incorporating an odometer.
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(nonstandard) Alternative form of speedometer [An instrument located within the dashboard of a vehicle that measures and indicates the current speed of the vehicle.]
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The measurement of speed
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An ergometer used in spiroergometry
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A device used to measure stability
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A device used in stabilometry
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A horizontal graduated bar mounted on a staff, used as a stadium, or telemeter, for measuring distances.
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A self-recording theodolite.
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A device for investigating surface tension by the stalagmometric method.
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The measurement of surface tension by measuring the weight of the drops of fluid falling from a capillary glass tube.
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A device for recording the speed of a railway train.
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An instrument used for indicating or recording small changes in barometric pressure or in the altitude of an aircraft.
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A device for measuring distances by adjusting a telescope until two distant objects appear to be superimposed.
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An instrument for measuring the solid contents of a body, or the capacity of a vessel; a volumenometer.
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(microscopy) A device, in electron microscopes, that reduces astigmatism
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(golf) A device that measures the speed of a golf course's putting green by applying a known force to a golf ball and measuring the distance travelled.
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A device that measures bad smell.
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A device that measures the strain in a structural element by measuring changes in electrical resistance of a sensor attached to the element under investigation.
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A scientific instrument used by geophysicists to measure the deformation of the Earth.
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An instrument for measuring the variation in a pulse of light's intensity over time.
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An instrument for ascertaining the velocity of the blood in a vessel.
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A device that measures and records the depth and flow of a river or similar stream
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An instrument for measuring the velocity of blood flow.
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An instrument for measuring columns.
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A thermometer used to measure the temperature of heated sugar syrup during the preparation of caramel and similar products.
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A device used to measure the amount of sulfur dioxide added to the must in winemaking
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A photometer used to measure the intensity of direct sunlight.
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An instrument that measures surface tension, especially on the surface of bubbles
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An instrument sensitive to ionizing radiations used in prospecting for radioactive deposits.
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(physics) A device that is used to measure susceptibility (paramagnetic, diamagnetic, or ferromagnetic)
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A device that measures postural sway (in people standing still)
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A sensitive kind of barometer, in which the pressure of the atmosphere, acting upon a liquid in the lower part of the instrument, compresses a gas in the upper part.
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A type of barometer whereby the liquid is suspended below air or other gas rather than a vacuum, so that the atmospheric pressure acts against the weight of the liquid and the pressure of the gas.
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A phasor measurement unit
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Alternative spelling of tachymeter [A surveying instrument for quickly finding distances.]
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A device that records the distance and time traveled by a vehicle (especially a truck or coach), used to check the drivers' working time.
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A device for measuring the revolutions per minute (RPMs) of a revolving shaft, as with the driveshaft of an automobile.
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(nonstandard, uncommon) Alternative form of tachometer [A device for measuring the revolutions per minute (RPMs) of a revolving shaft, as with the driveshaft of an automobile.]
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A speed indicator; a tachometer.
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A form of tape measure used to measure the height of a person (typically a child)
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(obsolete, rare) An instrument for measuring physical strain in a structure.
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An instrument for detecting or measuring minute extension or movements of solid bodies. It consists of a small rod or disk of carbon forming part of an electrical circuit, whose resistance (varied by the changes of pressure produced by the movements of the object to be measured) causes variations in the strength of the current, which are indicated by a sensitive galvanometer.
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A device fitted to a vehicle to measure mileage etc.
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Obsolete form of taximeter. [A device installed in a taxicab that calculates the fare based upon distance travelled and waiting time.]
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A device installed in a taxicab that calculates the fare based upon distance travelled and waiting time.
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An instrument for indicating the level of water in a remote tank or reservoir.
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A device used for rangefinding, especially of military targets.
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(nonstandard) Alternative form of telemeter [Any measuring device used in telemetry.]
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An instrument, usually electrical, making such records.
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A device used for measuring and recording the temperature of distant objects.
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A surveying instrument that uses radar to measure distances.
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A device that measures the tenderness of a substance such as farm produce.
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A form of manometer used to measure differences in vapour pressure.
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An instrument used to measure the surface tension of a liquid.
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A device for evaluating various tensile properties of a material, such as Young's modulus, ultimate tensile strength and Poisson's ratio.
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An instrument for measuring the strength of a magnetic field in tesla.
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A device that measures texture
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A device that performs some form of analysis as a sample is heated
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An instrument for recording simultaneously the pressure and temperature of a gas; a combined thermograph and barograph.
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(obsolete, physics) An instrument that measured altitudes via the boiling point of water
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(surgery) A catheter which has a thermocouple to continuously monitor the internal temperature
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A device that records temperature (in thermochronology and thermochronometry)
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A thermometer which records the temperature.
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A gravimeter used in thermogravimetry
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A hydrometer that has a thermometer enclosed in its float section.
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A combined thermometer and hygrometer
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A device that measures temperature and pressure
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An apparatus used to measure temperature.
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(nonstandard and now largely obsolete) Alternative form of thermometer [An apparatus used to measure temperature.]
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A device that plots on a graph the measurements of a temperature over time.
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(historical) A portable telethermometer, using a telephone in connection with a differential thermometer.
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A thermal programmer (device that programs the temperature over time).
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A device that measures the temperature and salinity of water
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A scientific instrument that measures changes in temperature.
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An instrument that is used to measure the moisture content of soil
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An instrument for measuring thrust.
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An instrument designed to measure very small changes from the horizontal level.
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(US, Canada) a tire gauge
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An instrument or apparatus for measuring or detecting tithonicity; an actinometer.
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(analytic chemistry) A device that titrates, such as an automatic titrator.
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A device that carries out (automatic) titration
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(chemistry) An automated device that prepares a sample and analyses it via titration
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An instrument used to measure tension or pressure, especially inside the eye.
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A transducer that measures the torque in a rotating system
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Alternative form of torque meter [A transducer that measures the torque in a rotating system]
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Alternative form of torque meter [A transducer that measures the torque in a rotating system]
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The Torricellian barometer.
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The vacuum in the Torricellian barometer.
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A scientific instrument for measuring very weak forces, having a delicate horizontal bar or needle suspended by fine thread or wire.
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An instrument for determining the torque on a shaft, and hence the horsepower of an engine, by measuring the amount of twist of a given length of the shaft.
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An optical instrument used to measure the transmission of light through a material; typically used to measure visibility through fog.
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A potometer for measuring transpiration.
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A medical instrument for measuring tremors or trembling in a patient.
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(physics) A device that measures the coefficient of friction of a surface.
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(automotive) A part of an odometer capable of recording the distance traveled during a short trip by allowing its readout to be reset to zero.
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(automotive) A part of an odometer capable of recording the distance traveled during a short trip by allowing its readout to be reset to zero.
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A three-metre yardstick (measuring rod)
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An odometer in a motor vehicle that can be reset at any time, used to measure the distance of individual journeys.
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A device for counting the revolutions of a wheel; an odometer.
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An instrument for measuring slight earthquake shocks.
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A device that measures the amount of food consumed by an animal
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An instrument to measure torsion or rotation.
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A device for measuring distance, consisting of a wheel of fixed circumference, a handle, and a clicking device triggered by each revolution of the wheel.
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A piece of equipment used to detect tsunamis, deployed across the open ocean to form a network for the purpose of early warning.
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An optical instrument that measures the turbidity of a fluid containing suspended particles.
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A continuous microbiological culture device in which fluid is automatically added, and product removed, to maintain a constant turbidity
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Alternative form of turbidimeter [An optical instrument that measures the turbidity of a fluid containing suspended particles.]
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A device to measure the turgescence of skin.
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A device that measures the response of skin to a torsional stimulus
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Alternative form of tyndallmeter [A kind of nephelometer.]
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A thermometer used by turning it upside-down. The column of mercury is broken and, as it remains until the instrument is reset, the reading may be made at leisure.
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An apparatus for measuring the amount of urea in urine, based on the amount of nitrogen produced in certain reactions.
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A hydrometer used to measure the specific gravity of urine.
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A device that measures the flow of urine.
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An apparatus for the measurement of low pressures.
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(physics) An instrument that is used to measure very low pressures of gases.
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(medicine) An instrument for measuring the vagina.
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Any device that monitors the opening and closing of a valve
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The estimation of water quality by monitoring the opening and closing of bivalve molluscs
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An instrument for measuring the volume or tension of any vapor.
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(archaic) An instrument for measuring the pressure of a vapour.
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(informal, aviation) Variometer
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A measuring instrument for variation such as a variometer.
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An instrument used to measure variations in a magnetic field.
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A device used to measure the velocity of something, such as an object or a wave
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An instrument that measures the speed of air.
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An instrument for measuring vital capacity.
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An ophthalmic bench instrument used to measure dioptric power of a lens.
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An instrument for observing or tracing vibrations.
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A device used to measure a person's strength of grip
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A device used to estimate the alcohol content of wine via its surface tension (in the absence of sugar).
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A device used to analyse viscoelastic properties
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(physics) An instrument used to measure the viscosity of a liquid.
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A device for measuring the degree of visibility in the atmosphere, based on the principle of the extinction photometer.
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An instrument used to measure the quantity of electric charge.
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An instrument used to measure both electrical current and voltage.
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Alternative form of voltmeter [An instrument for measuring electric potential in volts.]
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A combined voltmeter and ohmmeter.
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An instrument that measures the volume (three-dimensional space) of something that cannot be immersed in liquid.
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Any instrument used to measure the volume of a substance.
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(physics) A device for measuring the volume of a solid by means of the pressure difference in a confined volume of gas caused by its presence or absence.
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A barometer in which water is substituted for mercury.
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A device used to measure the volume of water usage.
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A thermometer filled with water instead of mercury, and used for showing the point at which water acquires its greatest density.
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A device that measures the controlled weathering of a sample of material under the influence of light, oxidation, moisture, etc.
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A gas meter in which the gas to be measured passes through water.
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(meteorology) A hygrometer consisting of two thermometers, the bulb of one of which is kept wet and shows a lower temperature; the relative humidity is obtained from the two temperatures using tables.
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Relating to wet-bulb temperature measurements.
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(meteorology) An instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind.
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A graduated scale of colors from blue to yellow, white, or green, for determining the color of ocean or lake water.
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An instrument used to determine the specific gravity of wood.
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An instrument that measures an aircraft's yaw.
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An instrument for ascertaining the degree of fermentation occasioned by the mixture of different liquids, and the degree of heat which they acquire in fermentation.
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An instrument for ascertaining the degree of fermentation occasioned by the mixture of different liquids, and the degree of heat which they acquire in fermentation.
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Obsolete spelling of aethrioscope [(meteorology) A device for measuring temperature variations due to different atmospheric conditions, such as cloud or clear skies.]
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Abbreviation of microscope. [An optical instrument used for observing small objects.]
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