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