If the question is what do you use to measure MOISTURE, then the answer is a Moisture Meter. A type of moisture meter, the hygrometer, measures humidity and temperature. The moisture content of wood, hay, concrete, paper, leather, veneer, and cardboardand a great many things is critical to how these materials cure over time. For example, hardwood will split or crack (called "checking") if the wood acquires and releases moisture too quickly.
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If the wood is too wet when it is put into place, it will eventually dry to a moisture content approximating
that of the conditions under which it is used. This drying in place will be accompanied
by shrinkage.
In a house, this shrinkage may cause loosening of fastenings and settling of the building with resulting
plaster cracks, drywall nail popping, and unsightly openings around trim and moldings. Excessive
shrinking of studs, sheathing, and siding decreases the weather-tightness of walls, loosens
fastenings, and may reduce the mechanical stiffness of walls.
If wood is dried too far below the average moisture content it will reach in use, swelling may
cause drawers, windows, and doors to stick.
Concrete will fail if it does not maintain proper moisture content while curing. Greenhouse plants do poorly under improper moisture (humidity) levels. If you have ever had firewood that would not burn properly, it is most likely due to having too much moisture content.
Moisture content is typically monitored by hand-held moisture meters although there are permanently installed sensors (such as inside large HVAC systems) to provide constant monitoring.
A rain gauge measures in inches because it collects and measures the amount of precipitation that has fallen in an area.
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The instrument that detects, measures, and records the energy of earthquake vibrations is called a seismometer or seismograph.
A tiltmeter measures changes in the tilt of the earth. :)A tiltmeter is an instrument that measures changes in the tilt of the earth. :)
An anemometer measures wind speed. On the other hand, a wind vein is used to determine the direction of the wind.
This instrument is a balance.
An instrument that measures heat and cold is called a thermometer.
A calorimeter measures heat. In contrast, a thermometer measures temperature.A thermometer bolometer - an instrument that measures heat radiation; extremely sensitive calorimeter - a measuring instrument that determines quantities of heatHeat is measured with a ThermometerThermometerThermometer or calorimeterThermometerthermometerHeat is measured with a thermometer.
An anemometer is the instrument that measures wind direction using a wind vane.
A thermometer measures molecular energy.
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