Album of Measuring Instruments

Sundial Digital clock
• Is an ancient and • Is a very modern

earliest instrument concept and has
many features
used to measure
Analogue clock
time • Is a relatively modern

Grandfathers clock concept considering
the sundial
• Is a much more of a
Hourglass/Sand clock
modern concept • Is a very ancient concept

considering the nearly 5000 years old it
works on timing (if the
sundial and is sand has emptied a
particular amount of time
basically an has passed)

analogue clock

Waist/pocket watch
• Is a very useful and

fashionable watch

as you can carry it

around with you

Precision weighing Electronic Heavy weight
• This is a very modern measuring
• Is used to weigh heavy items
device used to weigh
things very precisely like and normal ones can hold up
gold to 300 kg

Spring balance Scale balance
• This is a relatively • One of the most ancient

modern device it is methods to measure weight
used to weigh things it uses small blocks of
like sacks of rice different weights to measure

Milk measuring mugs Traditional Rice grain
• This is a traditional measuring Para,
Idangazhi and Naazhi
Indian mug used by • This is a measuring
people to measure
things like milk device used in Kerala
to measure rice and
Gill grains
The gill or teacup is a
unit of measurement Measuring spoon
for volume equal to a A measuring spoon is a
quarter of a pint. It is spoon used to measure
no longer in common an amount of an
use ingredient, either liquid or
dry, when cooking

Mercury Thermometer Digital Thermometer Digital Noncontact
Thermometer
The mercury-in-glass or mercury This thermometer is digital and
thermometer was invented by can measure temperature in Non-contact thermometers
physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit It both Celsius and Fahrenheit this are a type of digital
consists of a bulb containing mercury thermometer is usually used to thermometers which use
attached to a glass tube of narrow measure body temperature infrared rays and allow
diameter; this is usually used to temperatures to be taken
measure body temperature with no contact

Multimeter(AVO meter) Insulation meter (megger)
These devices come in both This device is used to
analogue and digital measure the insulation
models it is used to resistance of electrical
measure current A Voltage equipment's/cables
V and Resistance in ohms O
this is why they are also Volt meter
called AVO Meters These meters are fixed on
electrical panels to
monitor voltage(Volt)

Ammeter
These meters are fixed on
electrical panels to monitor
current (ampere)

Measuring Tape

Measuring Wheel Gunter chain
For measuring distance for land surveys and measurements

Precision Measuring
Vernier Calipher, Screw gauge and Dial gauge

Speedometer(Odometer) Speed camera Wind Anemometer and Wind wane
For measuring vehicle speed For finding over speeding vehicles For finding speed and direction of wind
Used by Metrological Dept. Airports etc.