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Word
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Definition
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| absorptiometer
| instrument for measuring solubility of gases in liquids
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| accelerometer
| instrument for measuring acceleration or vibrations
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| acetimeter
| instrument for measuring strength of vinegar
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| acidimeter
| instrument for measuring concentration of acids
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| actinograph
| instrument used to calculate time of photographic exposure
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| actinometer
| instrument for measuring incident radiation
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| aerometer
| instrument for measuring weight or density of gas
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| aethrioscope
| instrument for measuring temperature variations due to sky conditions
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| alcoholometer
| instrument for measuring proportion of alcohol in solutions
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| alcovinometer
| instrument to measure strength of wine
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| algometer
| instrument for measuring sensitivity to pain
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| alkalimeter
| instrument for measuring strength of alkalines
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| altimeter
| instrument for measuring altitude
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| ammeter
| instrument for measuring electrical current
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| anemograph
| instrument for measuring pressure and velocity of wind
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| anemometer
| instrument for measuring wind velocity
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| areometer
| instrument used for measuring specific gravity
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| arthroscope
| instrument for examining interior of a joint
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| atmometer
| instrument for measuring evaporating capacity of air
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| audiometer
| instrument for measuring acuity of hearing
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| auriscope
| instrument for examining the ear
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| auxanometer
| instrument for measuring growth of plants
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| auxometer
| instrument for measuring magnifying power
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| ballistocardiograph
| instrument for detecting body movements caused by heartbeat
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| barograph
| instrument for recording air pressure
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| barometer
| instrument for measuring air pressure
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| baroscope
| weather-glass
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| bathymeter
| instrument for recording contours of deep oceans
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| bathythermograph
| instrument for recording water temperature as compared to depth
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| bolometer
| instrument for measuring radiant energy or infrared light
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| bronchoscope
| instrument for examining the windpipe
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| calorimeter
| instrument for measuring absorbed or evolved heat
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| cardiograph
| instrument for recording movements of the heart
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| cathetometer
| instrument for measuring short vertical distances
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| ceilometer
| instrument for measuring height of cloud ceiling above earth
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| ceraunograph
| instrument for recording thunder and lightning
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| chlorometer
| instrument for measuring amount of chlorine in a solution
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| chromatograph
| instrument for performing chromatographic separations
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| chromatoptometer
| instrument measuring eyes' sensitivity to colour
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| chronograph
| instrument for recording the moment of an event
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| chronometer
| instrument for measuring time
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| chronoscope
| instrument for measuring very short time intervals
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| clinometer
| instrument used to measure slopes and elevations
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| coercimeter
| instrument for measuring coercive force
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| colonoscope
| instrument for viewing the colon
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| colorimeter
| instrument for measuring and determining color
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| colposcope
| instrument for viewing the neck of the uterus
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| coronagraph
| instrument for viewing the corona of the sun
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| coulombmeter
| instrument for measuring electric charge
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| coulometer
| instrument measuring amount of substance released in electrolysis
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| craniometer
| instrument for measuring the skull
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| cratometer
| instrument for measuring power of magnification
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| crescograph
| instrument for measuring the growth of plants
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| cryometer
| instrument for measuring low temperatures
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| cryoscope
| instrument for determining freezing points of substances
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| cyanometer
| instrument for measuring blueness of the sky or ocean
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| cyclograph
| instrument for describing arcs of circles without compasses
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| cyclometer
| instrument for measuring revolutions of a wheel
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| cymograph
| instrument for tracing the outline of mouldings
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| cymometer
| instrument for measuring frequency of electrical waves
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| cystoscope
| instrument for examining the bladder
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| cytometer
| instrument for counting cells
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| decelerometer
| instrument for measuring deceleration
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| declinometer
| instrument for measuring magnetic declination
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| dendrometer
| instrument for measuring trees
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| densimeter
| instrument for measuring closeness of grain of a substance
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| densitometer
| instrument for measuring optical or photographic density
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| diagometer
| instrument for measuring electrical conductivity
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| diagraph
| instrument for enlarging or projecting drawings
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| diaphanometer
| instrument for measuring the transparency of air
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| dichroscope
| instrument for examining crystals for dichroism
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| diffractometer
| instrument for determining structure of crystal through light diffraction
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| dilatometer
| instrument for measuring expansion
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| dioptometer
| instrument for measuring focus or refraction of the eyes
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| dipleidoscope
| instrument for measuring moment when an object passes a meridian
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| diplograph
| instrument for writing two lines of text at once
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| dosimeter
| instrument for measuring dose of radiation
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| dromometer
| instrument for measuring speed
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| drosometer
| instrument for measuring dew
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| durometer
| instrument for measuring hardness of substances
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| dynamograph
| instrument for recording mechanical forces
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| dynamometer
| instrument for measuring mechanical force
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| ebullioscope
| instrument for measuring boiling point of liquids
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| effusiometer
| instrument for comparing molecular weights of gases
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| eidograph
| instrument for copying drawings
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| elatrometer
| instrument for measuring gaseous pressure
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| electrocardiograph
| instrument for recording unusual electrical fluctuations of the heart
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| electrodynamometer
| instrument for measuring electrical current
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| electroencephalograph
| instrument for measuring the brain's electrical impulses
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| electrograph
| instrument for recording electrical potential
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| electrometer
| instrument for measuring electrical potential
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| electromyograph
| instrument for diagnosing neuromuscular disorders
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| electroretinograph
| instrument for measuring electrical activity in the retina
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| electroscope
| instrument for detecting electrical charges in the body
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| ellipsograph
| instrument for describing ellipses
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| encephalograph
| instrument for recording brain images
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| endoscope
| instrument for visualizing interior of a hollow organ
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| endosmometer
| instrument for measuring osmosis into a solution
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| epidiascope
| instrument for projecting images of objects
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| episcope
| instrument for projecting images of opaque objects
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| ergograph
| instrument for measuring and recording muscular work
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| ergometer
| instrument for measuring work performed
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| eriometer
| instrument for measuring very small diameters
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| eudiometer
| instrument for measuring air purity
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| evaporimeter
| instrument for measuring rate of evaporation
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| extensometer
| instrument for measuring deformation in object due to forces applied
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| fathometer
| instrument for measuring underwater depth using sound
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| fiberscope
| instrument using fiberoptics to examine inaccessible areas
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| floriscope
| instrument for inspecting flowers
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| flowmeter
| instrument for measuring properties of flowing liquids
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| fluorimeter
| instrument for measuring fluorescence
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| fluoroscope
| instrument using x-rays to examine internal structure of opaque object
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| focimeter
| instrument for measuring focal length of a lens
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| galactometer
| instrument for measuring specific gravity of milk
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| galvanometer
| instrument for measuring electrical current
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| galvanoscope
| instrument for detecting presence and direction of electric current
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| gasometer
| instrument for holding and measuring gases
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| gastroscope
| instrument for examining interior of the stomach
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| geothermometer
| instrument for measuring subterranean temperatures
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| goniometer
| instrument for measuring angles between faces
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| gradiometer
| instrument for measuring gradient of a physical quantity
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| gravimeter
| instrument for measuring variations in gravitational fields
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| gyrograph
| instrument for counting a wheel's revolutions
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| haptometer
| instrument measuring sensitivity to touch
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| harmonograph
| instrument drawing curves representing vibrations
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| harmonometer
| instrument measuring harmonic relations of sounds
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| helicograph
| instrument for drawing spirals on a plane
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| heliograph
| instrument for measuring intensity of sunlight
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| heliometer
| instrument for measuring apparent diameter of the sun
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| helioscope
| instrument for observing sun without injury to the eyes
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| hemacytometer
| instrument for counting blood cells
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| hippometer
| instrument to measure height of horses
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| hodoscope
| instrument for tracing paths of ionizing particles
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| hydrometer
| instrument for measuring specific gravity of liquids
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| hydroscope
| instrument for viewing under water
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| hydrotimeter
| instrument for measuring water hardness
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| hyetograph
| instrument for recording rainfall
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| hyetometer
| instrument for measuring rainfall
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| hyetometrograph
| instrument for recording rainfall
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| hygrograph
| instrument for recording variations in atmospheric humidity
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| hygrometer
| instrument for measuring air moisture
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| hygroscope
| instrument for displaying changes in air humidity
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| hypsometer
| instrument for measuring height of trees through triangulation
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| iconometer
| instrument for finding size of object by measuring its image
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| idiometer
| instrument for measuring motion of observer in relation to transit of the heavens
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| inclinometer
| instrument for measuring inclination to the horizontal of an axis
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| interferometer
| instrument for analysing spectra of light
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| iriscope
| instrument for exhibiting the prismatic colours
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| katathermometer
| instrument for measuring the cooling power of air
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| katharometer
| instrument measuring changes in composition of gases
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| keratometer
| instrument for measuring curvature of the cornea
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| keraunograph
| instrument for recording distant thunderstorms
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| kinetoscope
| instrument for producing curves by combination of circular movements
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| konimeter
| instrument measuring amount of dust in air
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| koniscope
| instrument for measuring dust in air
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| kymograph
| instrument for recording fluid pressure
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| labidometer
| instrument for measuring size of the head of a fetus
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| lactometer
| instrument for testing relative density of milk
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| lactoscope
| instrument for measuring purity or richness of milk
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| lanameter
| instrument for measuring quality of wool
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| laparoscope
| instrument for viewing interior of peritoneal cavity
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| laryngoscope
| instrument for examining interior of the larynx
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| leptometer
| instrument for measuring oil viscosity
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| loxodograph
| device used to record ship's travels
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| lucimeter
| instrument for measuring light intensity
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| luxmeter
| instrument for measuring illumination
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| lysimeter
| instrument for measuring percolation of water through soil
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| magnetograph
| instrument for recording measurements of magnetic fields
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| magnetometer
| instrument for measuring intensity of magnetic fields
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| manometer
| instrument for measuring pressure of a liquid or gas
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| marigraph
| instrument for recording tide levels
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| mecometer
| instrument for measuring length
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| megameter
| instrument for determining longitude by observing stars
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| megascope
| instrument for projecting an enlarged image
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| mekometer
| range-finder
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| meldometer
| instrument for measuring melting points of substances
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| meteorograph
| instrument recording a variety of meteorological observations
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| methanometer
| instrument for detecting presence of methane
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| microbarograph
| instrument for recording minute changes in atmospheric pressure
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| microcalorimeter
| instrument for measuring tiny quantities of heat
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| micrograph
| instrument used to write on a very small scale
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| micrometer
| instrument for measuring very small distances
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| micronometer
| instrument for measuring short periods of time
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| microscope
| instrument for magnifying small objects
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| microseismograph
| instrument for recording small or distant earthquakes
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| microseismometer
| instrument for measuring small or distant earthquakes
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| mileometer
| instrument for recording distance travelled in miles
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| milliammeter
| instrument for recording very small electrical currents
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| myograph
| instrument for recording muscular contractions
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| myringoscope
| instrument for viewing the eardrum
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| nephelometer
| instrument for measuring cloudiness
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| nephograph
| instrument for photographing clouds
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| nephoscope
| instrument for observing direction and velocity of clouds
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| nitrometer
| instrument for measuring nitrogen and its compounds
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| odograph
| odometer; instrument for measuring distance travelled
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| odometer
| instrument for measuring distance travelled
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| odontograph
| instrument for obtaining curves for gear-teeth
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| oenometer
| instrument for measuring alcoholic strength of wine
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| ohmmeter
| instrument for measuring electrical resistance
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| oleometer
| instrument for measuring amount of oil in a substance
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| olfactometer
| instrument measuring intensity of odour of a substance
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| ombrometer
| rain-gauge
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| oncometer
| instrument measuring change in size of internal organs
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| oncosimeter
| instrument measuring variations in density of molten metal
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| ondograph
| instrument measuring change in wave formations of electricity
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| oometer
| instrument for measuring eggs
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| opacimeter
| instrument for measuring opacity
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| opeidoscope
| instrument for illustrating sound by means of light
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| ophthalmometer
| instrument for measuring the eye
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| ophthalmoscope
| instrument for viewing the interior of the eye
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| opisometer
| instrument for measuring curved lines
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| opsiometer
| instrument for testing vision
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| optometer
| instrument for testing vision
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| orchidometer
| instrument for measuring the size of the testicles
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| oscillograph
| instrument for recording alternating current wave forms
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| oscillometer
| instrument for measuring ship's rollings
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| oscilloscope
| instrument for detecting electrical fluctuations
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| osmometer
| instrument for measuring osmotic pressure
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| otoscope
| instrument for examining the ear
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| pachymeter
| instrument for measuring small thicknesses
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| pallograph
| instrument measuring ship's vibration
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| pantochronometer
| combined sundial and compass
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| pantograph
| instrument for copying drawing to a different scale
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| passimeter
| instrument for issuing automatic tickets
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| pedometer
| instrument for measuring distance travelled on foot
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| peirameter
| instrument measuring resistance of road surfaces to wheel movement
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| pelvimeter
| instrument for measuring the pelvis
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| penetrometer
| instrument for measuring firmness or consistency of substances
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| permeameter
| instrument for measuring permeability
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| phacometer
| instrument for measuring lenses
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| phaometer
| old instrument for measuring light intensity
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| pharmacometer
| instrument for measuring drugs
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| pharyngoscope
| instrument for inspecting the pharynx
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| phonautograph
| instrument for recording sound vibrations
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| phonendoscope
| device which amplifies small sounds
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| phonometer
| instrument for measuring sound levels
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| phorometer
| instrument used to correct abnormalities in eye muscles
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| photometer
| instrument for measuring light intensity
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| photopolarimeter
| instrument for measuring intensity and polarization of reflected light
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| phototachometer
| instrument for measuring the speed of light
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| phototelegraph
| instrument for transmitting drawings telegraphically
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| phthongometer
| instrument measuring intensity of vowel sounds
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| piezometer
| instrument for measuring pressure or compressibility
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| pitchometer
| instrument for measuring angles of ship's propeller blades
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| planigraph
| instrument for copying drawings at a different scale
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| planimeter
| instrument for measuring area of plane figures
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| platometer
| instrument for measuring area; planimeter
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| plegometer
| instrument for measuring the strength of a blow
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| plemyrameter
| instrument for measuring variations in water level
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| plethysmograph
| instrument for measuring change in body part size due to blood flow
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| pluviograph
| self-registering rain gauge
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| pluviometer
| rain-meter
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| pneometer
| instrument that measures respiration
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| pneumatometer
| instrument for measuring quantity of air breathed
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| pneumograph
| instrument for measuring and recording respiration
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| polarimeter
| instrument for measuring polarised light
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| polariscope
| instrument for detecting polarized light
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| polygraph
| instrument for measuring small changes in pulse and respiration
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| porometer
| instrument for measuring degree of porosity
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| poroscope
| instrument for investigating porosity
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| potentiometer
| instrument for measuring electromotive forces
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| potometer
| instrument measuring rate at which plants absorb water
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| prisoptometer
| instrument for measuring degree of astigmatism
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| proctoscope
| instrument for examining the rectum
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| psophometer
| instrument measuring audible interference of electrical current
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| psychograph
| instrument that supposedly records spirit messages
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| psychrometer
| instrument for measuring air moisture or temperature
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| psychrometer
| instrument for measuring dryness of the atmosphere
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| pulsimeter
| instrument for measuring the pulse
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| pycnometer
| instrument for measuring specific gravity or density
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| pyknometer
| instrument for measuring specific gravities
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| pyranometer
| instrument measuring solar radiation from the sky's whole hemisphere
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| pyrgeometer
| instrument for measuring radiation from earth
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| pyrheliometer
| instrument for measuring heating effect of sun
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| pyrometer
| instrument for measuring very high temperatures
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| pyroscope
| instrument for measuring intensity of radiant heat
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| qualimeter
| apparatus for measuring penetrating power of X-ray beams
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| quantimeter
| apparatus for measuring quantity of X-rays
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| quantometer
| instrument for measuring proportions of elements in metallic samples
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| rachiometer
| instrument for measuring the spine
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| radarscope
| instrument for detecting radar signals
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| radiogoniometer
| instrument for finding direction through radio signals
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| radiometeorograph
| instrument for measuring atmospheric conditions at high altitude
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| radiometer
| instrument measuring radiation energy
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| radioscope
| instrument for viewing objects using X-rays
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| ratemeter
| instrument for measuring counting rate of electronic counters
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| recipiangle
| old instrument with two arms used for measuring angles
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| reflectometer
| instrument for measuring reflectance of radiant energy
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| refractometer
| instrument measuring refraction of light
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| respirometer
| instrument for measuring and studying respiration
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| retinoscope
| instrument for measuring and viewing the retina
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| rheometer
| instrument that measures current
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| rhinoscope
| instrument for examining the nose
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| rhythmometer
| instrument for measuring speed of rhythms
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| riometer
| instrument for measuring absorbed cosmic radio waves
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| rotameter
| old instrument for measuring length of curved lines
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| rotameter
| instrument consisting of glass tube with free float for measuring liquid flow
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| saccharimeter
| instrument for measuring amount of sugar in a solution
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| salinometer
| instrument for measuring amount of salt in a solution
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| scintillometer
| instrument measuring scintillation of star
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| scintilloscope
| instrument for measuring gamma rays emitted by a radioactive body
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| sclerometer
| instrument measuring hardness
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| scoliometer
| instrument measuring curvature
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| scotograph
| instrument for writing without seeing
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| scotoscope
| instrument for detecting objects in darkness
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| seismograph
| instrument for recording earthquakes
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| seismometer
| instrument for measuring earthquake intensity
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| seismoscope
| instrument for detecting earthquakes
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| selenoscope
| instrument for viewing the moon
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| sensitometer
| instrument for measuring sensitivity of photographic material
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| sepometer
| instrument for measuring septic matter in the air
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| serimeter
| instrument for testing quality of silk
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| shuftiscope
| instrument used to explore interior of dysentery case
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| siccimeter
| instrument for measuring liquid evaporation
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| sideroscope
| instrument using magnets to detect presence of iron
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| sigmoidoscope
| instrument for examining the interior of the rectum and sigmoid colon
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| sillometer
| instrument measuring speed of ship
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| skiascope
| instrument for measuring eye's refraction from movement of shadows
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| snooperscope
| instrument for viewing infrared radiation
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| solarimeter
| instrument for measuring solar radiation
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| sonograph
| instrument for recording and analysing sound
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| spectrofluorimeter
| instrument for measuring and recording fluorescence spectra
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| spectrograph
| instrument for viewing a spectrum
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| spectroheliograph
| instrument for taking pictures of the sun
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| spectroheliokinematograph
| camera for taking pictures of the sun
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| spectrohelioscope
| instrument for viewing solar disc in light of a single wavelength
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| spectrometer
| instrument measuring wavelengths of light of a spectrum
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| spectrophotometer
| instrument for measuring speed of different parts of light spectrum
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| spectroscope
| instrument for forming spectra by dispersing rays of light
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| speedometer
| instrument for measuring velocity
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| spherometer
| instrument measuring curvature
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| sphygmograph
| instrument for recording pulse
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| sphygmomanometer
| instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure
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| sphygmometer
| instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure
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| sphygmoscope
| instrument for making arterial pulsations visible
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| spinthariscope
| instrument for visually detecting alpha particles
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| spirograph
| instrument recording movements of breathing
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| spirometer
| instrument measuring lung capacity
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| stactometer
| pipette with hollow bulb for counting drops
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| stadiometer
| instrument for measuring the length of a curved line
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| stagmometer
| instrument for measuring number of drops in volume of liquid
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| stalagmometer
| instrument for measuring surface tension by drops
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| statoscope
| instrument for measuring small changes in atmospheric pressure
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| stauroscope
| instrument for studying structure of crystals with polarised light
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| stenometer
| instrument for measuring distances
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| stereometer
| instrument for measuring specific gravity
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| stereoscope
| instrument for viewing special three-dimensional photographs
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| stethometer
| instrument measuring chest expansion during breathing
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| stethoscope
| instrument for detecting sounds produced by the body
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| strabismometer
| instrument measuring degree of squinting
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| strabometer
| instrument for measuring strabismus in the eyes
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| stroboscope
| instrument for studying motion using flashes of light
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| stylometer
| instrument for measuring columns
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| swingometer
| instrument for measuring swing in votes during an election
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| sympiesometer
| instrument for measuring pressure of a current
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| synchroscope
| instrument for detecting whether two moving parts are synchronized
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| tacheometer
| instrument for rapidly measuring survey points on a map
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| tachistoscope
| instrument for rapidly showing images on a screen to test perception
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| tachograph
| instrument for recording speed of rotation
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| tachometer
| instrument for measuring speed of rotation
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| taseometer
| instrument for measuring stress in a structure
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| tasimeter
| instrument for measuring changes in pressure
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| taximeter
| instrument for measuring fee for hired vehicle
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| telemeter
| instrument for measuring strain or distance from observer
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| telescope
| instrument for viewing objects at great distances
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| telespectroscope
| instrument for analysing radiation omitted by distant bodies
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| telestereoscope
| instrument for viewing distant objects stereoscopically
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| tellurometer
| instrument using microwaves to measure distance
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| tenderometer
| instrument for measuring tenderness of fruits and vegetables
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| tensimeter
| instrument for measuring vapour pressure
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| tensiometer
| instrument for measuring tension
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| thalassometer
| instrument for measuring tides
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| thermograph
| instrument for recording changes in temperature
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| thermometer
| instrument for measuring temperature
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| thermometrograph
| instrument for recording changes in temperature
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| thermoscope
| instrument indicating change in temperature
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| thoracoscope
| instrument for viewing the thorax and chest wall
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| tiltmeter
| instrument for measuring tilting of earth's surface
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| tocodynamometer
| instrument for measuring uterine contractions during childbirth
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| tomograph
| instrument for viewing section of an object using X-rays
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| tonometer
| instrument measuring pitch of musical tones
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| topophone
| instrument to determine direction and distance of a fog-horn
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| torsiograph
| instrument for recording torsional vibrations on an object
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| transmissometer
| instrument for measuring transmission of light through a fluid
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| trechometer
| instrument for determining distance travelled; odometer
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| tremograph
| instrument for recording involuntary muscular motion
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| tribometer
| instrument measuring friction
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| trigonometer
| instrument for solving triangles
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| trocheameter
| instrument counting wheel's revolutions
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| tromometer
| instrument for measuring slight earthquake shocks
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| tropometer
| instrument measuring rotation
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| turbidimeter
| instrument for measuring turbidity of liquids
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| turgometer
| instrument for measuring turgidity
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| typhlograph
| instrument to help the blind write clearly
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| udometer
| instrument for measuring rainfall
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| ultramicroscope
| instrument for viewing extremely small objects
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| urethroscope
| instrument for viewing the interior of the urethra
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| urinometer
| instrument for measuring specific gravity of urine
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| vaporimeter
| instrument for measuring vapour pressure
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| variometer
| instrument for measuring magnetic declination
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| velocimeter
| instrument for measuring velocity
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| velometer
| instrument for measuring speed of air
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| viameter
| instrument for measuring revolutions of a wheel
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| vibrograph
| instrument for recording vibrations
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| vibrometer
| instrument for measuring vibrations
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| viscometer
| instrument for measuring viscosity
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| visometer
| instrument for measuring focal length of the eye
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| voltameter
| instrument for measuring electrical current indirectly
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| voltmeter
| instrument for measuring electrical potential
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| volumenometer
| instrument for measuring volume of a solid
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| volumeter
| instrument for measuring volume of a liquid or gas
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| wattmeter
| instrument for measuring electrical power
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| wavemeter
| instrument for measuring wavelengths
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| weatherometer
| instrument for measuring weather-resisting properties of paint
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| xanthometer
| instrument for measuring colour of sea or lake water
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| xylometer
| instrument measuring specific gravity of wood
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| zymometer
| instrument for measuring fermentation
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| zymosimeter
| instrument for measuring fermentation
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