calibrated scale
11Baumé scale — The Baumé scale is a pair of hydrometer scales developed by French pharmacist Antoine Baumé in 1768 to measure density of various liquids. The unit of the Baumé scale has been notated variously as degrees Baumé, B°, Bé° and simply Baumé (the… …
12Rankine scale — For the idealized thermodynamic cycle for a steam engine, see Rankine cycle. For the scale measuring recovery after stroke, see modified Rankin scale. Rankine temperature conversion formulae from Rankine to Rankine Celsius… …
13Righter Scale — Although no one knows how to prevent earthquakes, a gauge invented in 1935 by Charles Francis Richter (1900 1985) may give warnings of an impending disturbance so that measures might be taken to lessen the effect. Richter, who gave his name …
14vernier scale — noun a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale • Syn: ↑vernier • Hypernyms: ↑scale …
15international temperature scale — noun : a practical temperature scale defining all temperatures above 183° C by specified formulas relating temperatures at one atmosphere pressure to the indications of instruments calibrated at six reproducible fixed points: the boiling point of …
16Baumé scale — a scale for use with a hydrometer, calibrated in such manner that the specific gravity of a given liquid may be easily computed. [named after A. Baumé (1728 1804), French chemist] * * * …
17Galvanometer — D Arsonval/Weston galvanometer movement with the moving coil shown in red. A galvanometer is a type of ammeter: an instrument for detecting and measuring electric current. It is an analog electromechanical transducer that produces a rotary… …
18Caliper — For other uses, see Caliper (disambiguation). A vernier caliper …
19Torque wrench — A torque wrench is a tool used to precisely set the torque of a fastener such as a nut or bolt. It is usually in the form of a socket wrench with special internal mechanisms. A torque wrench is used where the tightness of screws and bolts is… …
20thermometer — thermometric /therr meuh me trik/, thermometrical, adj. thermometrically, adv. /theuhr mom i teuhr/, n. an instrument for measuring temperature, often a sealed glass tube that contains a column of liquid, as mercury, that expands and contracts,… …
