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Unfortunately it is not the Calorimeter, which is used to measure energy, the measurement of the calorie was replaced by the Joule. The calorie/kilo-calorie was the measurement of the amount of energy need to cause a 1 degree temperature increase in one gram/kilogram of water. A Thermometer, which contains Mercury that responds predictably to heat either by expanding or contracting, is the meter used for measuring the heat it is exposed to whether it be atmospheric, oceanic, direct heat or radiant heat, internal or external heat. A Thermometer measures heat or the lack of in Degrees on two different scales Centigrade and Fahrenheit.
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What meter measures heat radiation?
An Actinometer
Meter organizes what sounds into units called measures?
Meter organizes stressed and unstressed sounds into measures.
Is watt meter the other name of energy meter?
A wattmeter measures power, which is the rate of doing work, expressed in watts.An energy meter measures the amount of energy consumed, usually in kilowatt hours.The meter on the wall of your house is an energy meter.
What device measures natural gas usage?
A device that measures natural gas is called a a meter
What does a thermometer measure and how does it do it?
A thermometer is a device that measures temperature or temperature gradient using a variety of different principles. The word temperature comes from the Greek work thermo which is heat and meter to measure.
What meter measures heat radiation?
An Actinometer
What is the most commonly use for?
measuring heat..."thermo" as in "thermal" means heat, and a meter is a measuring device...so a thermo-meter or a thermometer is a device that measures heat.
What is the most commonly used thermometer?
measuring heat..."thermo" as in "thermal" means heat, and a meter is a measuring device...so a thermo-meter or a thermometer is a device that measures heat.
How many therms in a cubic meter?
The answer depends on the material. Different fuels have different amounts of heat energy.
Does a thermometer measures odor?
No, a thermometer doesn't measure odor, it measures how hot it is in Fahrenheit and/or Celsius. The prefix therm- means heat and the suffix -meter means measurement, so it literally means heat measurement.
Is gram the same as meter?
No Gram measures weight, meter measures distance
How bigger is a kilogram than a meter?
A kilogram cannot be compared to a meter. The kilogram measures mass and the meter measures length.
Meter organizes what sounds into units called measures?
Meter organizes stressed and unstressed sounds into measures.
119 liner meter into sqare meter?
No can do, one measures length, one measures area...
What does PHCN meter measures?
A PHCN meter measures electric power for prepaid meters in Nigeria.
What does meter mean thermometer?
That comes from the Latin metrum, meaning "measure." Thermo means heat.
The meter movement in an illumination meter measures?
current
