Overview of Measurement Instruments
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ScribdTranslationsBalance
Balances are used to weigh thefoodthat are sold atbulkmeat, fish
fruits, etc.
Scale
Labáscula (ofFrenchA balance (bascule) is a device used for [Link];1this is, to determine
theweight(scales with elastic spring), or themassfrom the bodies (scales with counterweightso).2
Mass spectrometer
Mass spectrometry is an experimental technique that allows measurement
ofionsderivatives ofmolecules. AndThe mass spectrometer is an instrument that allows
analyze with great precision the composition of different chemical elements andisotopesatomic
separating atomic nuclei based on their mass-to-charge ratio (m/z).
Catarometer
Uncatarometer is an instrument used for the determination of thecompositionof one
gas mixture. It is a thermal conductivity detector.
Calendar
The calendar ofLatincalendar) is a systematic account of the passage of thetime, youused
for the chronological organization of human activities. It is a set of rules or
standards that try to align the civil year with the tropical year.
Stopwatch
The stopwatch is awatchwhose accuracy has been verified and certified by some institute or
precision control center. The word chronometer is aneologismdeetimologyGreek
Χρόνος Cronosit is thegodof time, μεηρον-metrones today a suffix that meansdevice for
to measure.1
Clock
It is named loyalinstrumentable to measure thetimenaturaldaysyearslunar phases, andtc.)
inconventional units(hours,minutesoseconds)It fundamentally allows one to know
thehourcurrent, although it may have other functions, such as measuring the duration of an event or
activate a signal at a certain specific time.
Atomic clock
Atomic clock is a type ofwatchthat to feed its meter it uses
afrequencyofresonancenormal atomic. The first atomic clocks took their
reference of a maser.
Radiometric dating
Radiometric dating is a technical procedure used to determine absolute age.
of rocks, minerals, and organic (paleontological) remains.
Measuring tape
A measuring tape is ameasuring instrumentwhich consists of a flexible tape
graduated and can be rolled up, making transportation easier. They can also be measured.
curved lines and surfaces.1
Graduated ruler
The graduated rule is ameasuring instrumentin the shape of a thin, rectangular slab
which includes a graduated scale divided into units of length, for example, centimeters or
inches; it is a useful instrument for drawing straight segments with the help of
apenopenciland it can be rigid, semi-rigid, or flexible, built ofwoodmetal
plastic material, etc.
Caliber (instrument)
The caliber, also called a caliper, sliding square, ruler, king's foot, foot of
caliper (for measuring trees) or Vernier, is an instrument used for measuring
dimensions of relatively small objects, fromcentimetersup to fractions
in millimeters (1/10 of a millimeter, 1/20 of a millimeter, 1/50 of a millimeter).
Nonio
The Vernier scale is a second auxiliary scale that some [Link] of
measurement, qallows you to appreciate ameasurementwith greaterprecisionwhen completing the divisions
of the main scale or ruler of the measuring instrument.
Micrometer (instrument)
The micrometer, which is also called Palmer screw, Palmer gauge
simply palm, it is ameasuring instrumentwhose name derivesetymologicallyof the
wordsGreeksmicro (micros, small) and metron (metron, measurement); its operation is based on
in ascrewmicrometric that is used to measure the size of an object with a grinaccuracyin a
range of hundredths or thousandths ofmillimeter, 0.01mm or 0.001 mm(micra)
respectively.
Comparator watch
A comparator dial gauge is ameasuring instrumentof
dimensions that is used to compare quotas through theindirect measurementthe displacement
from a spherical contact point when the device is fixed on a support.
Interferometer
The interferometer is an instrument that uses theinterferenceof the waves oflightto measure
with great precision wavelengths of the same light.
Odometer
Unodometer (ofGreekThe term 'hodós' (way) and 'métron' (measure) is ainstrument of
measurementwhat calculates thedistancetotal or partial distance traveled by a body (generally by a
vehicle) in the unit of length in which it has been configured (meters, miles).
Goniometer
An angleometer is a semicircle or circle graduated in 180º or 360º, used to measure or
build buildings.
Sextant
Elsextantees an instrument that allows measuringanglesbetween two objects such as two points
from a coast or a star, generally in the Sun, and the horizon.
Transporter
A transport is an angle measuring instrument in degrees that comes in two
basic presentations:
Shape conveyorsemicirculargraduated at 180°(sexagesimal degrees)or 200g(degrees
centescimals)It is more common than circular, but it has the limitation that when measuring angles
concave (more than 180° and less than 360°) requires a double measurement.
Transporter in circular shape graduated in 360° or 400g.
Thermometer
The thermometer (ofGreekθερμός (term) which means "hot" and "metro," "to measure" is
ameasuring instrumentoftemperature. Dsince its invention it has evolved a lot,
mainly from the development of digital electronic thermometers.
Thermocouple
Untermopar (also called thermocouple) is atransducerformed by the union of
twometalsdifferent that produces avoltage(Seebeck effect)what is the function of the difference
oftemperatura between one of the ends called "hot point" or hot joint or of
measurement and the other called "cold point" or cold junction or reference.
Pyrometer
A pyrometer, a device capable of measuring thetemperatureof a substance without the need to be
in contact with her.
Barometer
A barometer is an instrument that measures theatmospheric pressure. Latmospheric pressure is
theweightper unit ofsurfaceexercised by the atmosphere. Aor the most well-known barometers
it is that of mercury.
Manometer
A manometer (ofgr. manos, light and meter, measurement) 1. m. Phys. Instrument that measures the
pressure.1
Pitot tube
The Pitot tube is used to measure thepressuretotal, also referred to as pressure of
stagnation, residual pressure, back pressure (sum of thestatic pressureand of
dynamic pressure.
Speedometer
A speedometer is an instrument that measures the value of the average speed of a vehicle.
that the interval in which this speed is measured is generally very small, it is very close to
the magnitude of the Instantaneous Velocity, that is, the instantaneous speed.
Anemometer
An anemometer is an instrumentmeteorologicalwhat is used for prediction of theweathery,
specifically, to measure thespeedof [Link] is also one of theinstruments of
basic flight in the flight of heavier-than-air aircraft.
Tachometer
Untacometer (fromGreektachos, 'speed' and metron, 'measure') is a device
which measures the rotational speed of a shaft, normally the rotational speed of a motor
Electrometer
An electrometer is referred to as aelectroscopeequipped
with a scale. Electrometers, like
that electroscopes have fallen out of use due to the development of electronic instruments.
precision.
Ammeter
A clamp meter is an instrument used to measure thecurrent intensitywhat is
circulating through acircuitelectric. A microammeter is calibrated in millionths of
amperes and a milliammeter in milliamperes.
Galvanometer
A galvanometer is a tool used to detect and measure electric current.
Ohmmeter
Ohmmeter is an instrument used to measure electrical resistance.
Voltmeter
A voltmeter is an instrument used to measure thepotential differencebetween two points
of an electrical circuit.
Wattmeter
Elvatímetro is an instrumentelectrodynamicto measure theelectric poweror the rate of
power supply of a given electrical circuit.
Multimeter
A multimeter, also called a volt/ohm meter,1multitester, it is an electrical instrument
portable device to directly measure active electrical quantities
howcurrentsypotentials(tensions) or passive likeresistances, capacidades y otras. Las
measures can be made for direct current or alternating current and in various measuring ranges each
one.
Wheatstone bridge
A Wheatstone bridge is used for [Link] through equilibrium
from the arms of the bridge. These are made up of four resistances that form a circuit
closed, one of which is the resistance under measurement.
Oscilloscope
An oscilloscope is an electronic measuring instrument for the graphical representation of
electrical signals that can vary over time. It is widely used in signal electronics,
frequently alongside a spectrum analyzer.
Pipette
The lapipeta is an instrumentvolumetriclaboratory that allows measuring therateof liquid with
quite precision. They are usually made of glass.
Test tube (chemistry)
The graduated cylinder is an [Link], hglass echo, which allows measuring
volumes and is used to contain liquids.
Bureta
Lasburetasson short, graduated tubes with a uniform inner diameter, equipped with atap of
shut-off valve or tap at its lower part called tap.
Volumetric flask
A volumetric flask is used to measure a specific volume of liquid accurately.
Flowmeter
A flow meter is ameasuring instrumentfor the measurement ofcaudalthe volumetric expenditure of
a fluid or for the measurement of mass flow.
Colorimeter
A colorimeter is any tool that identifies color and hue for a more accurate measurement.
objective of color.
Spectrometer
The spectrometer, spectrophotometer, or spectrograph, is an apparatus capable of analyzing
thefrequency spectrumcharacteristic of a wave motion. It applies to various
instruments that operate over a wide range of wavelengths.
Microscope
The microscope (from micro-, small, and scopus, to observe) is an instrument that allows
observe objects that are too small to be seen with the naked eye.
Geiger counter
A Geiger counter is an instrument that allows measuring
the radioactivity of an object or place. It is a detector of particles and ionizing radiation.
Nichols radiometer
The Nichols radiometer is a device for measuring radiation pressure.
It takes its name from the American physicist E. F. Nichols, who devised it in the late 19th century.
Seismometer
The seismograph is an instrument created by John
Milneto measureearthquakesor small tremors caused by the lifting of plates in
the earth
PH-metro
pH meters are a sensor used in the electrochemical method to measure thepHof
a dissolution.