measuring system
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1. instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | instrument, |
| definition | : | a device that requires skill for proper use (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | accelerometer, |
| definition | : | an instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or rockets (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | actinometer, |
| definition | : | an instrument for measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (usually by the photochemical effect) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | algometer, |
| definition | : | device for measuring pain caused by pressure (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | altazimuth, |
| definition | : | an instrument that measures the altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies; used in navigation (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | altimeter, |
| definition | : | an instrument that measures the height above ground; used in navigation (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | atmometer, evaporometer, |
| definition | : | an instrument that measures rate of evaporation of water (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | audiometer, sonometer, |
| definition | : | an instrument used to measure the sensitivity of hearing (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | barometer, |
| definition | : | an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bathometer, bathymeter, |
| definition | : | an instrument that measures the depth of water (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bolometer, |
| definition | : | an instrument that measures heat radiation; extremely sensitive (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | buret, burette, |
| definition | : | measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap at the bottom; used for titration (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | caliper, calliper, |
| definition | : | an instrument for measuring the distance between two points (often used in the plural) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | calorimeter, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument that determines quantities of heat (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | chronoscope, |
| definition | : | an instrument for accurate measurements of small intervals of time (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | colorimeter, tintometer, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument used in colorimetric analysis to determine the quantity of a substance from the color it yields with specific reagents (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | counter tube, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument for counting individual ionizing events (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | craniometer, |
| definition | : | an instrument for measuring skull sizes (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cryoscope, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument for measuring freezing and melting points (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | densimeter, densitometer, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument for determining density or specific gravity (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | densitometer, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument for determining optical or photographic density (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | dosemeter, dosimeter, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument for measuring doses of ionizing radiation (X-rays or radioactivity) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | dynamometer, ergometer, |
| definition | : | measuring instrument designed to measure power (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | electrodynamometer, |
| definition | : | measuring instrument that uses the interaction of the magnetic fields of two coils to measure current or voltage or power (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | electroscope, |
| definition | : | measuring instrument that detects electric charge; two gold leaves diverge owing to repulsion of charges with like sign (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | eudiometer, |
| definition | : | measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube for measuring volume changes in chemical reactions between gases (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | gage, gauge, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | graduate, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | gravimeter, gravity meter, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | heliometer, |
| definition | : | an instrument used to measure the angular separation of two stars that are too far apart to be included in the field of view of an ordinary telescope (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | haematocrit, hematocrit, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | gravimeter, hydrometer, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid or solid (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | hygrometer, |
| definition | : | measuring instrument for measuring the relative humidity of the atmosphere (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | dip circle, inclinometer, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an airplane) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | integrator, planimeter, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument for measuring the area of an irregular plane figure (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | interferometer, |
| definition | : | any measuring instrument that uses interference patterns to make accurate measurements of waves (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | katharometer, |
| definition | : | measures thermal conductivity (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | kundt's tube, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument used to measure the speed of sound (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | lidar, |
| definition | : | a measuring system that detects and locates objects on the same principle as radar but uses light from a laser; a potential technology for detecting air turbulence that can affect aircraft (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | log, |
| definition | : | measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | measure, measuring rod, measuring stick, |
| definition | : | measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | meter, |
| definition | : | any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | nephoscope, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument that uses a grid for measuring the altitude, direction, and velocity of movement of clouds (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | octant, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body; similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | oximeter, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument that measures the oxygen in arterial blood (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | pedometer, |
| definition | : | measuring instrument for recording the number of steps taken in walking (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | pelvimeter, |
| definition | : | measuring instrument for performing pelvimetry (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | photometer, |
| definition | : | measuring instrument for measuring the luminous intensity of a source by comparing it (visually or photoelectrically) with a standard source (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | piezometer, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument for measuring high pressures (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | pipet, pipette, |
| definition | : | measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | pitot head, pitot tube, pitot-static tube, |
| definition | : | measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure; used in aircraft to measure airspeed (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | pitot, pitot tube, |
| definition | : | measuring instrument consisting of a right-angled tube with an open end that is directed in opposition to the flow of a fluid and used to measure the velocity of fluid flow (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | plethysmograph, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument for measuring changes in volume of a part or organ or whole body (usually resulting from fluctuations in the amount of blood it contains) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | potentiometer, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument for measuring direct current electromotive forces (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | quadrant, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | range finder, rangefinder, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument (acoustic or optical or electronic) for finding the distance of an object (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | refractometer, |
| definition | : | measuring instrument for measuring the refractive index of a substance (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | rheometer, |
| definition | : | an instrument for measuring the flow of liquids (especially arterial blood) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | scale, weighing machine, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | sclerometer, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument that measures the hardness of materials by penetrating them with a stylus that has a diamond point (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | sector, |
| definition | : | measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | seismograph, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity and direction and duration of movements of the ground (as an earthquake) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | sensitometer, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument for measuring the light sensitivity of film over a range of exposures (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | sextant, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | asdic, echo sounder, sonar, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | spherometer, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument for measuring the curvature of a surface (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | spirograph, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument for recording the depth and rapidity of breathing movements (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | spirometer, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument for measuring the vital capacity of the lungs (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | static tube, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument used to measure static pressure in a stream of fluid (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | synchroniser, synchronizer, synchronoscope, synchroscope, |
| definition | : | an instrument that indicates whether two periodic motions are synchronous (especially an instrument that enables a pilot to synchronize the propellers of a plane that has two or more engines) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tach, tachometer, |
| definition | : | measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tape, tape measure, tapeline, |
| definition | : | measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tensiometer, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument for measuring the surface tension of a liquid (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tensiometer, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument for measuring the tension in a wire or fiber or beam (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tensiometer, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument for measuring the moisture content of soil (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | thermometer, |
| definition | : | measuring instrument for measuring temperature (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tonometer, |
| definition | : | measuring instrument for measuring tension or pressure (especially for measuring intraocular pressure in testing for glaucoma) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | torsion balance, |
| definition | : | measuring instrument designed to measure small forces by the torsion they exert on a thin wire (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | variometer, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument for measuring variations in a magnetic field (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | venturi tube, |
| definition | : | a short tube inserted into a pipeline and used to measure the quantity of a liquid that is flowing in the pipeline (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | wattmeter, |
| definition | : | an instrument for measuring in watts the flow of power in an electrical circuit (noun.artifact) |
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