Important
Scientific Measuring Devices
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S No
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Device
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Quantity Measured
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1
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Accelerometer
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Acceleration
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2
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Actinometer
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Heating Power Of Sunlight
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3
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Alcoholometer
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Alcoholic Strength Of Liquids
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4
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Altimeter
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Altitude
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5
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Ammeter
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Electric Current, Amperage
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6
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Anemometer
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Windspeed
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7
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Atmometer
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Rate Of Evaporation
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8
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Audiometer
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Hearing
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9
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Barkometer
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Tanning Liquors Used In Tanning
Leather
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10
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Barometer
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Air Pressure
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11
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Bevameter
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Mechanical Properties Of Soil
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12
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Bolometer
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Electromagnetic Radiation
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13
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Calorimeter
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Heat Of Chemical Reactions
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14
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Cathetometer
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Vertical Distances
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15
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Ceilometer
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Height Of A Cloud Base
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16
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Chronometer
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17
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Clap-O-Meter
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Volume Of Applause
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18
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Colorimeter
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Colour
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19
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Creepmeter
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Slow Surface Displacement Of An
Active Geologic Fault In The Earth
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20
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Declinometer
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Magnetic Declination
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21
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Densimeter
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Specific Gravity Of Liquids
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22
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Densitometer
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Degree Of Darkness In Photographic
Or Semitransparent Material
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23
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Diffractometer
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Structure Of Crystals
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24
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Dilatometer
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Volume Changes Caused By A Physical
Or Chemical Process
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25
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Disdrometer
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Size, Speed, And Velocity Of
Raindrops
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26
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Dosimeter
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Exposure To Hazards, Especially
Radiation
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27
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Durometer
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Hardness
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28
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Dynameter
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Magnification Of A Telescope
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29
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Dynamometer
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Force Or Torque
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30
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Elaeometer
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Specific Gravity Of Oils
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31
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Electrometer
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Electric Charge
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32
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Eudiometer
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Change In Volume Of A Gas Mixture
Following Combustion
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33
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Evaporimeter
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Rate Of Evaporation
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34
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Galvanometer
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Electricity
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35
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Gas Pycnometer
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Volume And Density Of Solids
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36
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Graphometer
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Angles
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37
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Heliometer
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Variation Of The Sun'S Diameter
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38
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Hydrometer
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Specific Gravity Of Liquids
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39
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Hygrometer
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Humidity
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40
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Inkometer
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Ink
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41
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Interferometer
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Wave Interference
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42
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Katharometer
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Composition Of Gases
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43
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Lactometer
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Specific Gravity Of Milk
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44
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Light Meter
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Light (In Photography)
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45
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Magnetometer
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Strength Of Magnetic Fields
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46
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Manometer
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Pressure
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47
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Mass Spectrometer
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Masses Of Ions, Used To Identify
Chemical Substances Through Their Mass Spectra
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48
|
Multimeter
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Electrical Potential, Resistance,
And Current
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49
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Nephelometer
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Particle In A Liquid
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|
50
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Odometer
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Distance
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51
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Ohmmeter
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Electrical Resistance
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52
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Osmometer
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Osmotic Strength Of A Solution,
Colloid, Or Compound
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53
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Pedometer
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Steps
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54
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Ph Meter
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Ph (Chemical Acidity/Basicity Of A
Solution)
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55
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Photometer
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Illuminance Or Irradiance
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56
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Polarimeter
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Rotation Of Polarized Light
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57
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Potentiometer
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Voltage (Term Is Also Used To
Refer To A Variable Resistor)
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58
|
Psychrometer
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ATMOSPHERIC Humidity
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59
|
Pycnometer
|
Fluid Density
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60
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Pyranometer
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Solar Radiation
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61
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Pyrometer
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High Temperatures
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62
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Rheometer
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Response To Applied Forces
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63
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Saccharometer
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Amount Of Sugar In A Solution
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64
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Seismometer
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Seismic Waves (For Example,
Earthquakes)
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65
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Sextant
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Location On Earth'S Surface (Used
In Naval Navigation)
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66
|
Spectrometer
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Properties Of Light
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67
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Spectrophotometer
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Intensity Of Light As A Function
Of Wavelength
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68
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Speedometer
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Speed, Velocity
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69
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Sphygmomanometer
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Blood Pressure
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70
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Strainmeter
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Seismic Strain
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71
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Stadimeter
|
Object Range
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72
|
Tacheometer
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Distance
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73
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Tachometer
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Revolutions Per Minute, Rate Of
Blood Flow
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74
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Taximeter
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Distance Travelled, Displacement
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75
|
Tensiometer
|
Surface Tension Of A Liquid
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76
|
Thermometer
|
Temperature
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77
|
Universal Measuring Machine
|
Geometric Locations
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|
78
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Viscometer
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Viscosity Of A Fluid
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79
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Voltmeter
|
Electric Potential, Voltage
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80
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Wattmeter
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Electrical Power
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81
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Zymometer
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Fermentation
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