Scientific instruments
and their uses
Scientific instruments and their uses
Audiometer
•Measures intensity of
sound
Bolometer
•Measures infra-red
(Heat) radiation.
Cryometer
•Measurement of low
temperature
Dilatometer
•Measures change in
volume of substances
Endoscope
•To examine internal
parts of the body
Fathometer
•Measures depth of the
ocean
Gramophone
•Used to reproducing
recorded sound.
Hypsometer
•Determines boiling point
of liquids.
Lactometer
•Measures the relative
density of milk.
Micrometer
•Coverts sound waves
into electrical vibration
Nephetometer
•Measures the scattering
of light by particles
suspended in a liquid
Optometer
•Used for testing the
refractive power of the
eye
Pyrometer
•Measures very high
temperature.
Rain Gauge
•Measures Rainfall.
Spherometer
•Measures curvature of
spherical objects.
Thermostat
•Automatically regulates
temperatures at a
constant point.
Viscometer
•Measures Viscosity of
liquid.
Wattmeter
•To measure electric
power