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  2. List of measuring instruments - Wikipedia

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    LIDAR speed gun; Radar speed gun, a Doppler radar device, using the Doppler effect for indirect measurement of velocity. Speedometer; Tachometer (speed of rotation) Tachymeter; Variometer (rate of climb or descent) Velocimetry (measurement of fluid velocity) For the ranges of speed-values see: Orders of magnitude (speed)

  3. Thermometer - Wikipedia

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    A thermometer has two important elements: (1) a temperature sensor (e.g. the bulb of a mercury-in-glass thermometer or the pyrometric sensor in an infrared thermometer) in which some change occurs with a change in temperature; and (2) some means of converting this change into a numerical value (e.g. the visible scale that is marked on a mercury ...

  4. Temperature measurement - Wikipedia

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    Another type of thermometer that is not really used much in practice, but is important from a theoretical standpoint, is the gas thermometer. Other important devices for measuring temperature include: Thermocouples; Thermistors; Resistance temperature detector (RTD) Pyrometer; Langmuir probes (for electron temperature of a plasma) Infrared ...

  5. The 50 best Christmas gifts for everyone on your list this year

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    It's an audio player for kids that can play stories, podcasts, and songs. ... like their meat thermometer. This instant read thermometer from ThermoWorks is no joke. ... You can't beat a Nerf gun ...

  6. Six's thermometer - Wikipedia

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    Six's maximum and minimum thermometer is a registered thermometer that can record the maximum and minimum temperatures reached over a period of time, for example 24 hours. It is used to record the extremes of temperature at a location, for instance in meteorology and horticulture .

  7. Infrared thermometer - Wikipedia

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    An infrared thermometer is a thermometer which infers temperature from a portion of the thermal radiation sometimes called black-body radiation emitted by the object being measured. They are sometimes called laser thermometers as a laser is used to help aim the thermometer, or non-contact thermometers or temperature guns , to describe the ...

  8. Is it OK for kids to play with toy guns? Experts weigh in. - AOL

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    "Teach children the rights and wrongs of using a gun," says Baxter. "If that's done, we might be better off." Felder says it's important to make sure kids understand the implications of real guns ...

  9. Pyrometer - Wikipedia

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    A pyrometer, or radiation thermometer, is a type of remote sensing thermometer used to measure the temperature of distant objects. Various forms of pyrometers have historically existed. Various forms of pyrometers have historically existed.