{"id":2651,"date":"2022-04-24T05:27:55","date_gmt":"2022-04-24T05:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdr.foobrdigital.com\/?p=2651"},"modified":"2022-04-24T05:27:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-24T05:27:55","slug":"major-instruments-and-their-uses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/24\/major-instruments-and-their-uses\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Instruments and Their Uses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The following table illustrates the major scientific instruments and their uses \u2212<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><th>Instrument<\/th><th>Use<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>Accelerometer<\/td><td>Measures acceleration<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Altimeter<\/td><td>Measures altitude of an aircraft<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ammeter<\/td><td>Measures electric current in ampere<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Anemometer<\/td><td>Measures wind speed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Barometer<\/td><td>Measures atmospheric pressure<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bolometer<\/td><td>Measures radiant energy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Caliper<\/td><td>Measures distance<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Calorimeter<\/td><td>Measures heat (in chemical reaction)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Crescograph<\/td><td>Measures growth in plant<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dynamometer<\/td><td>Measures torque<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Electrometer<\/td><td>Measures electric charge<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ellipsometer<\/td><td>Measures optical refractive indices<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fathometer<\/td><td>Measures depth (in sea)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gravimeter<\/td><td>Measures the local gravitational field of the Earth<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Galvanometer<\/td><td>Measures electric current<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hydrometer<\/td><td>Measures specific gravity of liquid<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hydrophones<\/td><td>Measures sound wave under water<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hygrometer<\/td><td>Measures atmospheric humidity<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Inclinometer<\/td><td>Measures angel of slope<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Interferometer<\/td><td>Infrared light spectra<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lactometer<\/td><td>Measures purity of milk<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Magnetograph<\/td><td>Measures magnetic field<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Manometer<\/td><td>Measures pressure of gas<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ohmmeter<\/td><td>Measures electric resistance<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Odometer<\/td><td>Measures distance travelled by a wheeled vehicle<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Photometer<\/td><td>Measures intensity of light<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pyrometer<\/td><td>Measures temperature of a surface<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Radiometer<\/td><td>Measures intensity or force radiation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Radar<\/td><td>Detects distance object, e.g. aircraft, etc.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sextant<\/td><td>Measures angle between two visible objects<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seismometer<\/td><td>Measures motion of the ground (earthquake\/seismic waves)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Spectrometer<\/td><td>Measures spectra (light spectrum)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Theodolite<\/td><td>Measures horizontal and vertical angles<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Thermopile<\/td><td>Measures small quantities of radiant heat<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Thermometer<\/td><td>Measures temperature<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Udometer<\/td><td>Measures amount of rainfall<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Viscometer<\/td><td>Measures the viscosity of fluid<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Voltmeter<\/td><td>Measures volt<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Venturi meter<\/td><td>Measures flow of liquid<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following table illustrates the major scientific instruments and their uses \u2212 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 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