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Scientific Terms

Scientific Instruments
 
An instrument for measuring heat or cold

thermometer

An instrument for measuring the pressure of the air

barometer

 
 
An instrument for measuring the force or variation of the wind

anemometer

 
 
An instrument for making very small objects appear large

microscope

An instrument for seeing distant objects

telescope

An instrument for transmitting the voice to a distance

telephone

An instrument for increasing the volume of the voice

microphone

 
 
An instrument for enabling persons inside a submarine to see objects above the surface of the water

periscope

An instrument for detecting earthquakes

seismograph

An instrument for taking photographs

camera

 
 
An instrument for measuring the speed of a motor car

speedometer

An instrument for beating time during a musical performance

metronome

An instrument for measuring minute distances

micrometer

An instrument for measuring gases

manometer

An instrument for distinguishing precious stones

lithoscope

An instrument for recording revolutions

gyrograph

An instrument for measuring electric current

ammeter


An instrument which when put to both eyes enables a person to see distant objects as if they were near

binoculars

 
Science
 
An institution for education in the Arts and Sciences

polytechnic

The study of all heavenly bodies and of the earth in relation to them

astronomy

The art of tilling the soil

agriculture

The art of cultivating and managing gardens

horticulture

The science of land management

agronomics

The science of family descent

genealogy


The study of ancient buildings and prehistoric remains

archaeology

The study of ancient writings

palaeography

The art of beautiful hand-writing

calligraphy

The art of making maps and charts

cartography

The art of metal-working

metallurgy

The study of coins

numismatics

The science of numbers

mathematics

The science of measuring

mensuration

The art of measuring land

surveying

The science of triangles

trigonometry

The art of preserving skins

taxidermy

The art of making fireworks

pyrotechnics

The science of colours

chromatics

The art of elegant speech or writing

rhetoric

The art of effective speaking or oral reading

elocution

The art of telling the future by the study of the stars

astrology

The study of mankind

anthropology


The science which deals with the varieties of the human race

ethnology

The science of the structure of the human body

anatomy


The science which deals with the way in which the human body works

physiology

The scientific study of industrial arts

technology

The study of the human mind

psychology

The study of the human face

physiognomy

The study of physical life or living matter

biology

The study of plants

botany

The natural history of animals

zoology

The study of rocks and sous

geology

The study of birds

ornithology

The study of eggs

oology

The study of mountains

orology

The study of languages

philology

The study of the origin and history of words

etymology

The study of stars

astronomy

The study of lakes or of pond life

kuuioiogy

 

 

 

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