| BOLOMETER | • bolometer n. (Physics) A sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation. • BOLOMETER n. an instrument for measuring radiant energy or infrared light. |
| KILOMETER | • kilometer n. US spelling of kilometre. • KILOMETER n. a thousand metres, also KILOMETRE. |
| MILOMETER | • milometer n. An odometer graduated in miles. • MILOMETER n. an instrument that records the number of miles that a vehicle, etc. has travelled, also MILEOMETER. |
| SALOMETER | • salometer n. Alternative form of salimeter. • SALOMETER n. an instrument for measuring the amount of salt present in any given solution, also SALIMETER, SALINOMETER. |
| XYLOMETER | • xylometer n. An instrument used to determine the specific gravity of wood. • XYLOMETER n. an instrument for measuring the specific gravity of wood. |
| CEILOMETER | • ceilometer n. A device that measures the altitude of the cloud base, especially above an airfield. • CEILOMETER n. an instrument for measuring height of cloud ceiling above earth. |
| COULOMETER | • coulometer n. (Physics, chemistry) a device, used in coulometry, to determine the amount of substance released during electrolysis. • COULOMETER n. an instrument for measuring the amount of a substance released in electrolysis, also COULOMBMETER. |
| CYCLOMETER | • cyclometer n. (Cycling) A device that counts the revolutions of a bicycle wheel in order to indicate distance travelled. • cyclometer n. An instrument for measuring circular arcs. • cyclometer n. (Historical) A machine used to decrypt Enigma machine ciphers. |
| CEPHALOMETER | • cephalometer n. An instrument for measuring the head. • cephalometer n. A device for positioning the head, and holding it steady, for an X-ray or surgery; a cephalostat. • CEPHALOMETER n. an instrument for positioning the human head for X-ray examination in cephalometry. |
| NEPHELOMETER | • nephelometer n. (Analytical chemistry) An instrument for measuring various aspects of the suspended particles in a fluid;… • NEPHELOMETER n. an instrument for measuring cloudiness. |
| ALCOHOLOMETER | • alcoholometer n. A specialized form of hydrometer used to measure the amount of alcohol in a liquid (such as beer). • ALCOHOLOMETER n. an instrument for measuring the proportion of alcohol in solutions. |
| INTERVALOMETER | • intervalometer n. A device that measures intervals of time. • INTERVALOMETER n. a device that operates a control (as for a camera shutter) at regular intervals. |
| SCINTILLOMETER | • scintillometer n. (Physics) A device that measures fluctuations in the Earth’s atmosphere. • scintillometer n. (Physics) A scintillation counter. • SCINTILLOMETER n. instrument measuring scintillation of star. |