Instruments

Instrument Uses
Accumulator It serves as a kind of electrical energy storage.
Altimeter It is used in aeroplanes to measure altitude.
Ammeter Electric current strength is measured by this instrument (in amperes).
Anemometer It calculates the wind's speed and force.
Audiometer It gauges the intensity of sound.
Audiphones It is used for improving the imperfect sense of hearing.
Barograph It is utilised for continuous atmospheric pressure recording.
Barometer It is used to measure atmospheric pressure. It is used in weather forecasting.
Binocular It is utilised to see faraway objects.
Bolometer It measures heat radiation
Calorimeter It is used to gauge how much heat a material emits or absorbs. It is employed in thermodynamics and chemistry.
Carburettor It is used in an internal combustion engine for charging the air with petrol vapour.
Cardiogram It tracks the heart's motion as it is captured on a cardiograph.
Chronometer It establishes a location's longitude on a ship.
Cinematography It is a tool used in filmmaking to project an enlarged picture of the photograph on the screen.
Colorimeter a device for contrasting hue intensity.

Commutator An instrument to change or remove the direction of an electric current, in dynamo is used to convert alternating current into direct current
Cresco graph It measures the growth in plants.
Cyclotron It is a charged particle accelerator that is capable of raising the energy of charged particles.
Dynamo Mechanical energy is transformed into electrical energy by it.
Dynamometer It computes power, torque, and force.
Electroscope It detects the presence of an electric charge.
Endoscope It looks at the body's interior organs.
Eudiometer a glass tube used to measure volume changes in gas chemical processes.
Fathometer It computes the ocean's depth.
Galvanometer It measures small-amplitude electric currents.
Hydrometer It computes the liquids' specific gravities.
Hydrophone It gauges underwater sound.
Hygrometer It gauges the air's humidity.
Kymograph It graphically records physiological movements (Blood pressure and heartbeat).
Lactometer It determines the purity of milk.
Manometer Gas pressure is measured by it.
Mariner’s compass It is a tool that sailors use to identify the direction.

Microphone It amplifies the sound and changes the sound waves into electrical vibrations
Microscope It is used to view small objects or organisms that cannot be seen with the naked eye. It is used in biology, medicine, and research.
Odometer An instrument by which the distance covered by wheeled vehicles is measured.
Periscope It is used to view objects above sea level (used in submarines)
Phonograph An instrument for producing sound.
Photometer The instrument compares the luminous intensity of the source of light
Potentiometer It is used for comparing the electromotive force of cells.
Pyrometer It measures very high temperatures.
Quartz Clock A highly accurate clock used in astronomical observations and other precision work
Radar Radio, angle, detection and range is used to detect the direction and range of an approaching aeroplane by means of radio microwaves
Radiometer It measures the emission of radiant energy.
Rain Gauge An apparatus for recording rainfall at a particular place.
Rectifier An instrument used for the conversion of AC into DC.
Refractometer It measures the refractive index.
Saccharimeter It measures the amount of sugar in the solution.
Salinometer It determines the salinity of the solution.
Seismograph It measures the intensity of earthquake shocks.

Sextant This is used by navigators to find the latitude of a place by measuring the elevation above the horizon of the sun or another star.
Spectrometer It is used to measure the intensity of light absorbed by a substance. It is used in chemistry and biology.
Spectroscope An instrument used for spectrum analysis
Speedometer It is an instrument placed in a vehicle to record its speed.
Spherometer It measures the curvatures of surfaces.
Sphygmomanometer It measures blood pressure.
Stereoscope It is used to view two-dimensional pictures.
Stethoscope An instrument which is used by doctors to hear and analyse heart and lung sounds.
Stroboscope It is used to view rapidly moving objects.
Tachometer An instrument used in measuring the speeds of aeroplanes and motor boats.
Teleprinter This instrument receives and sends typed messages from one place to another.
Telescope It is used to view distant objects in space. It is used in astronomy.
Theodolite It measures horizontal and vertical angles.
Thermometer It is used to measure temperature. It is used in medicine, meteorology, and other fields that require temperature measurement.
Thermostat It regulates the temperature at a particular point.
Transistor A small device which may be used to amplify currents and perform other functions usually performed by a thermionic valve
Udometer It is used to measure the amount of liquid precipitation over a set period of time. It is also called Rain Gauge.
Vernier An adjustable scale for measuring small subdivisions of scale
Viscometer It measures the viscosity of liquids.
Voltmeter It measures the electric potential difference between two points

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Instrument Uses

Accumulator It serves as a kind of electrical energy storage.

Altimeter It is used in aeroplanes to measure altitude.

Ammeter Electric current strength is measured by this instrument (in amperes).

Anemometer It calculates the wind's speed and force.

Audiometer It gauges the intensity of sound.

Audiphones It is used for improving the imperfect sense of hearing.

Barograph It is utilised for continuous atmospheric pressure recording.

Barometer It is used to measure atmospheric pressure. It is used in weather forecasting.

Binocular It is utilised to see faraway objects.

Bolometer It measures heat radiation

Cardiogram It tracks the heart's motion as it is captured on a cardiograph.

Chronometer It establishes a location's longitude on a ship.

Colorimeter a device for contrasting hue intensity.

Cresco graph It measures the growth in plants.

Dynamo Mechanical energy is transformed into electrical energy by it.

Dynamometer It computes power, torque, and force.

Electroscope It detects the presence of an electric charge.

Endoscope It looks at the body's interior organs.

Fathometer It computes the ocean's depth.

Galvanometer It measures small-amplitude electric currents.

Hydrometer It computes the liquids' specific gravities.

Hydrophone It gauges underwater sound.

Hygrometer It gauges the air's humidity.

Kymograph It graphically records physiological movements (Blood pressure and heartbeat).

Lactometer It determines the purity of milk.

Manometer Gas pressure is measured by it.

Mariner’s compass It is a tool that sailors use to identify the direction.

Odometer An instrument by which the distance covered by wheeled vehicles is measured.

Periscope It is used to view objects above sea level (used in submarines)

Phonograph An instrument for producing sound.

Potentiometer It is used for comparing the electromotive force of cells.

Pyrometer It measures very high temperatures.

Radiometer It measures the emission of radiant energy.

Rain Gauge An apparatus for recording rainfall at a particular place.

Rectifier An instrument used for the conversion of AC into DC.

Refractometer It measures the refractive index.

Saccharimeter It measures the amount of sugar in the solution.

Salinometer It determines the salinity of the solution.

Seismograph It measures the intensity of earthquake shocks.

Spectroscope An instrument used for spectrum analysis

Speedometer It is an instrument placed in a vehicle to record its speed.

Spherometer It measures the curvatures of surfaces.

Sphygmomanometer It measures blood pressure.

Stereoscope It is used to view two-dimensional pictures.

Stroboscope It is used to view rapidly moving objects.

Telescope It is used to view distant objects in space. It is used in astronomy.

Theodolite It measures horizontal and vertical angles.

Thermostat It regulates the temperature at a particular point.

Viscometer It measures the viscosity of liquids.

Voltmeter It measures the electric potential difference between two points

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