IMPORTANT MEASURING INSTRUMENTS 1. Actinometer --an instrument for measuring the intensity of radiation, esp of the suns rays. 2. Fathometer -- a tool to measure underwater depth of lake or ocean floors.... 3. Planimeter -- a drafting instrument used to measure the area of a graphically represented planar region (on the map) 4. Lysimeter -- a measuring device which can be used to measure the amount of actual evapotranspirat ion which is released by plants, usually crops or trees. 5. Hygrometer --an instrument for measuring the moisture content in the atmosphere. 6. Pyrometer --it is a type of thermometer used to measure high temperatures. 7. Rotameter-- a device that measures the flow rate of liquid or gas in a closed tube 8. Opisometer -- an instrument with a revolving wheel for measuring a curved line, as on a map. 9. Tellurometer-- device that measures distance by means of microwaves. 10. Anemometer-- device used for measuring wind speed, and is a common weather station instrument. 11. Hydrometer-- an instrument used to measure the specific gravity (or relative density) of liquids. 12. Barometer -- a scientific instrument used in meteorology to measure atmospheric pressure. 13. Clinometer --an instrument for measuring angles of slope (or tilt), elevation or depression of an object with respect to gravity. 14. Venturimeter-- tool used for the calculation of a fluids velocity as it goes through a pipeline. 15. Sinometer --it is a voltage sensor, it can measure AC/DC Voltage. 16. Manometer --an instrument for measuring the pressure of a liquid. 17. Nephometer-- an instrument for measuring the amount of cloud cover in the sky. 18. Seismometer-- an instrument that measures motions of the ground, including those of seismic waves generated by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions etc.
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