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- n. instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
Examples
“The chief advantage of the simple measuring instrument designed by Boscovich consists in its not requiring any artificial illumination of the field of the telescope.”
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hypernyms
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hyponyms
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- scale
- measure
- log
- gauge
- graduate
- gage
- tape
- meter
- sector
- quadrant
- octant
- timekeeper
- tonometer
- calorimeter
- inclinometer
- thermometer
- caliper
- sextant
- piezometer
- gravimeter
- rheometer
- radar
- tachometer
- photometer
- horologe
- tensiometer
- pipette
- hydrometer
- integrator
- densitometer
- tach
- potentiometer
- burette
- sonar
- variometer
- barometer
- colorimeter
- sonometer
- spirograph
- accelerometer
- actinometer
- plethysmograph
- calliper
- altazimuth
- spirometer
- timepiece
- hygrometer
- dynamometer
- hematocrit
- densimeter
- tapeline
- seismograph
- chronoscope
- pedometer
- dosimeter
- refractometer
- viscosimeter
- altimeter
- planimeter
- ergometer
- audiometer
- lidar
- heliometer
- spherometer
- interferometer
- wattmeter
- sensitometer
- bathometer
- bolometer
- electroscope
- eudiometer
- pitot
- viscometer
- atmometer
- craniometer
- synchronizer
- haematocrit
- oximeter
- sclerometer
- nephoscope
- radiolocation
- declinometer
- buret
- synchronoscope
- cryoscope
- range finder
- rangefinder
- algometer
- pipet
- torsion balance
- tape measure
- Pitot tube
- evaporometer
- bathymeter
- pelvimeter
- weighing machine
- tintometer
- electro-dynamometer
- synchroscope
- gravity meter
- static tube
- synchroniser
- echo sounder
- Pitot-static tube
- katharometer
- pitot head
- asdic
- ionization chamber
- venturi tube
- ionization tube
- radio detection and ranging
- kundt's tube
- dip circle
- dosemeter
- microwave radar
- measuring rod
- measuring stick
- transit declinometer
- counter tube
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Words that contain this word in their definition
- inclinometer
- tonometer
- dynamometer
- measure
- tape measure
- tapeline
- tensiometer
- variometer
- viscometer
- viscosimeter
- photometer
- piezometer
- planimeter
- plethysmograph
- potentiometer
- quadrant
- refractometer
- seismograph
- sensitometer
- sextant
- spherometer
- spirometer
- tape
- dip circle
- dosemeter
- dosimeter
- eudiometer
- gauge
- gravity meter
- hygrometer
- integrator
- nephoscope
- octant
- thermometer
- cryoscope
- gage
- graduate
- gravimeter
- sector
- wattmeter
- sonar
- echo sounder
- asdic
- ergometer
- interferometer
- electro-dynamometer
- declinometer
- densitometer
- hydrometer
- heliometer
- craniometer
- chronoscope
- colorimeter
- bolometer
- pelvimeter
- rheometer
- caliper
- atmometer
- bathometer
- altimeter
- sclerometer
- actinometer
- algometer
- tach
- tachometer
- timekeeper
- timepiece
- tintometer
- torsion balance
- weighing machine
- audiometer
- barometer
- oximeter
- pedometer
- pipet
- pipette
- pitot
- pitot head
- Pitot tube
- Pitot-static tube
- radar
- radio detection and ranging
- radiolocation
- range finder
- rangefinder
- scale
- spirograph
- static tube
- transit declinometer
- densimeter
- electroscope
- horologe
- ionization chamber
- ionization tube
- log
- measuring rod
- measuring stick
- microwave radar
- accelerometer
- buret
- burette
- calliper
- calorimeter
- counter tube
- haematocrit
- hematocrit
- kundt's tube
- meter
- anglemeter
- telemeter
- extensometer
- pachymeter
- auxanometer
- gaging-rod
- tasimer
- polarimeter
- torsiometer
- magnetometer
- durometer
- electrometer
- auxometer
- vaporimeter
- integraph
- voltmeter
- pluviograph
- zero
- lysimeter
- Machmeter
- equatorial
- ergmeter
- ergograph
- eriometer
- lucimeter
- endosmometer
- drosometer
- dynactinometer
- dynameter
- elatrometer
- inductometer
- limb
- hypsometer
- demicircle
- diaphanometer
- dilatometer
- hourglass
- leveling staff
- manometer
- compasses
- conchometer
- cosmolabe
- cross-staff
- crusher gauge
- current meter
- cyanometer
- cymometer
- hæmoscope
- halometer
- harmonometer
- hemadrometer
- horometer
- kymograph
- lactometer
- chronograph
- chronometer
- chyometer
- calipers
- carbonometer
- cephalometer
- charger
- chartometer
- goniometer
- reflecting goniometer
- corometer
- cyrtometer
- declinatorium
- electrogoniometer
- exploring-coil
- gnathometer
- gradometer
- head-spanner
- hook-gage
- illuminometer
- inspirometer
- mediaometer
- microsclerometer
- odorimeter
- palatometer
- photosynthometer
- pilulier
- potamometer
- pupillostatometer
- scoliometer
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