List of Scientific Instruments and their usage
Instrument Use
Accelerometer - Measures acceleration
Altimeter - Measures altitude of an aircraft
Ammeter - Measures electric current in ampere
Anemometer - Measures wind speed
Barometer - Measures atmospheric pressure
Bolometer - Measures radiant energy
Caliper - Measures distance
Calorimeter - Measures heat (in chemical reaction)
Crescograph - Measures growth in plant
Dynamometer - Measures torque
Electrometer - Measures electric charge
Ellipsometer - Measures optical refractive indices
Fathometer - Measures depth (in sea)
Gravimeter - Measures the local gravitational field of the Earth
Galvanometer - Measures electric current
Hydrometer - Measures specific gravity of liquid
Hydrophones - Measures sound wave under water
Hygrometer - Measures atmospheric humidity
Inclinometer - Measures angel of slope
Interferometer - Infrared light spectra
Lactometer - Measures purity of milk
Magnetograph - Measures magnetic field
Manometer - Measures pressure of gas
Ohmmeter - Measures electric resistance
Odometer - Measures distance travelled by a wheeled vehicle
Photometer - Measures intensity of light
Pyrometer - Measures temperature of a surface
Radiometer - Measures intensity or force radiation
Radar - Detects distance object, e.g. aircraft, etc.
Sextant - Measures angle between two visible objects
Seismometer - Measures motion of the ground (earthquake/seismic waves)
Spectrometer - Measures spectra (light spectrum)
Theodolite - Measures horizontal and vertical angles
INDIAN STATES AND THEIR SYMBOLSThermopile - Measures small quantities of radiant heat
Thermometer - Measures temperature
Udometer - Measures amount of rainfall
Viscometer - Measures the viscosity of fluid
Voltmeter - Measures volt
Venturimeter - Measures flow of liquid
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