Scientific Instruments
1. Accumulator:
Electrical energy is stored
2. Altimeter: Used in aircraft for measuring
altitudes
3. Ammeter: Measuring the electrical current in
amperes
4. Anemometer:
Measuring the strength of winds
5. Audiometer:
Measuring intensity of wind
6. Audiophone:
It is used for improving imperfect sense of hearing.
7. Barometer:
Measuring atmospheric pressure
8. Binocular:
An optical instrument designed for magnified view of distant objects by both
eyes simultaneously
9. Bolometer:
To measure heat radiation
10. Cardiogram: For
recording the heart movements
11. Calorimeter:
Measuring of quantities of heat
12. Chronometer: A clock that
keeps very accurate time as the one that is used to determine longitude at sea.
13. Colorimeter: An instrument
for comparing intensities of colour.
14. Commutator:
An instrument to change or remove the direction of an electric current
15. Cyclotron:
Studying the properties of atoms by smashing them.
16. Dynamo: A device for converting mechanical energy
into electrical energy
17. Endoscope: To examine internal parts of the body
18. Fathometer:
Measure depth of the ocean
19. Galvanometer: For
detecting and measuring electric current
20. Hygrometer:
Measure level of humidity
21. Phonograph: For reproducing sound
22. Pyrometer: Measure
very high temperature
23. Quartz Clock: A
highly accurate clock used in astronomical observations and other precision
work
24. Radar: Radio,
angle, detection and range is used to detect the direction and range of an
approaching aeroplane by means of radio micro waves
25. Rain Gauge: An instrument for measuring rainfall
26. Rectifier: An instrument used for the conversion
of AC into DC.
27. Refractometer: An instrument used to measure the
refractive index of a substance
28. Resistance Thermometer:
Used for determining the electrical resistance of conductors
29. Seismometer (Seismograph):
An Apparatus for measuring and recording earthquake shock}
30. Spectroscope: An instrument
used for spectrum analysis
31. Speedometer: It
registers the speed at which the vehicle is moving
32. Spherometer: For measuring curvature of surfaces
33. Sphygmomanometer: An
instrument used to detect blood pressure in a human body. It is also called
B.P.Apparatus
34. Sphygmophone: Instrument with the help of which, a
pulse beat makes a sound
35. Spring Balance: Useful for measuring
weight
36. Stereoscope: It is
used to view two dimensional pictures.
37. Stethoscope: An instrument which is used by the
doctors to hear and analyze heart and lung sounds.
38. Stroboscope: It is used to view rapidly moving
objects.
39. Tachometer: An
instrument used in measuring speeds of aero planes and motor boats.
40. Teleprinter: This
instrument receives and sends typed messages from one place to another.
41. Telescope: It views distant objects in space.
42. Transistor: A
small device which may be used to amplify currents and perform other functions
usually performed by a thermionic valve
43. Vernier: An
adjustable scale for measuring small sub divisions of scale
44. Viscometer: For measuring viscosity
45. Voltmeter: To
measure potential difference between two points
46. Udometer: Rain guage
47. Theodolite: It
measures horizontal and vertical angles.
48. Electroscope: An instrument for detecting the
presence of electric charge.
49. Sextant: For guiding
ships or surveying land
50. Salinometer: A type of
hydrometer used to determine the concentration of salt solutions by measuring
their densities
51. Radio Micrometer: An instrument for measuring heat
radiations
52. Dynamometer: An instrument for measuring the
electrical power
53. Radio Micrometer: An instrument for measuring heat radiations
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