General Scientific Instruments and their Definitions

Voltmeter

It measures the electric potential difference between two points

Viscometer

It measures the viscosity of liquids

Thermostat

It regulates the temperature at a particular point

Refractometer

It measures refractive index

Saccharimeter

It measures the amount of sugar in the solution

Seismograph

It measures the intensity of earthquake shocks

Salinometer

It determines salinity of solution

Spectrometer

It is an instrument for measuring the energy distribution of a particular type of radiation.

Speedometer

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

Sphygmomanometer

It measures blood pressure

Spherometer

It measures the curvatures of surfaces

Stereoscope

It is used to view two dimensional pictures

Stethoscope

An instrument which is used by the doctors to hear and analyze heart and lung sounds.

Straboscope

It is used to view rapidly moving objects

Tachometer

An instrument used in measuring speeds of aero planes and motor boats.

Teleprinter

This instrument receives and sends typed messages from one place to another

Telescope

It views distant objects in space

Theodolite

It measures horizontal and vertical angles

Thermometer

This instrument is used for the measurement of temperature.

Eudiometer

A glass tube for measuring volume changes in chemical reactions between gases

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.

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