measurement device
Gauge or meter
A measurement device is any instrument used to determine the size, amount, or degree of something.
The term covers everything from rulers and thermometers to digital sensors and laboratory equipment.
The technician calibrated each measurement device before testing.
Often shortened to simply "device" or replaced by more specific terms like gauge, meter, or scale.
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- meterDevice that measures usage
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- instrumentDevice for specific tasks
- dialGraduated circular indicator
sensor · ruler · thermometer · blood pressure cuff · Geiger counter · caliper · spirit level · probe · laser pointer · readout · data logger · precision · calibrate · needle · digital · analog · reading · accuracy
measurement deviceestimate
Informed guess at quantity
guess · rough estimate · approximation · ballpark figure · guesstimate
measurement devicenaked eye
Vision without optical instruments
bare hands · human perception · judgment call · feel · instinct
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