Group #2

Technical English 1

Measurement
Instruments
For Time
 Clock
Used to measure time.

Chronometer
Time keeping device.
Used to measure the duration of
events.
Calendar
Atomic Clock
Is a system organizing
Vibration of atoms or molecules.
days.
For Length
Most common ones:
Odometer Tape Measure

Measure distance of a car journey Instrument for measure simple

stretches
 Opisometer
Special Ones: Curved
lines
Caliper Vernier Scale

Altimeter
Height above the
ground

Indicate fractionals divisions of the

main scale
For Volume
Measuring cup Pipet
An granular ingredients. Volumes of a liquid.
 Beaker Eudiometer
Mixing and heating liquids. Volume of gas.
For Speed
 Radar gun Speedometer
Speed of moving objects. Speed of a vehicle.
Tachometer
Speed of rotation of a shaft.
For Mass
Balance
Equilibrium

Weighing Scales
Mass of an object
Mass Spectrometer
Concentrations
For Pressure
Anemometer
Wind

Barometer
Atmospheric
Manometer
Liquid Filled in a tube glass
For Electricity
 Ohmmeter Ammeter
Electrical Resistance (Ohmns). Current (Amperes).
 Voltimeter Multimeter
Potential difference (Volts). Combines voltage, resistance ,and
current.
For Angles
Protractor
Semi-circle device.