計けい器き

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General term for instruments that measure and display physical quantities such as pressure, temperature, speed, or electricity.

計けい器きを読よむto read a gauge
パイロットは高こう度ど計けい器きを読よんで機き体たいを安あん定ていさせた。
The pilot read the altitude gauge to stabilize the aircraft.
計けい器きが〈数すう〉を示しめすthe gauge shows/indicates a value
計けい器きは時じ速そく120キロを示しめしていた。
The gauge showed a speed of 120 kilometers per hour.
計けい器きを確かく認にんするto check the gauge/instrument readings
運うん転てん士しは出しゅっ発ぱつ前まえにすべての計けい器きを確かく認にんする。
The engineer checks all the instruments before departure.
計けい器きが故こ障しょうするfor a gauge/instrument to malfunction
飛ひ行こう中ちゅうに燃ねん料りょう計けい器きが故こ障しょうしてしまった。
The fuel gauge malfunctioned during the flight.

メーターN2
計器 is the broad technical term for any measuring instrument, while メーター is a loanword typically used for specific everyday meters like a taxi or parking meter.
測そく定てい器き
計器 usually refers to a display-type gauge mounted on equipment, while 測定器 is a more general term covering any device used to take measurements, including handheld tools.
計けい測そく器き
計器 and 計測器 are nearly interchangeable, but 計測器 emphasizes the act of measuring precisely, whereas 計器 focuses on the instrument's display or readout.
計けいN3
計器 is the ordinary standalone noun for a measuring instrument, while 計 is the suffix form attached to a specific quantity (e.g. 温度計).

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ゲージ
計器 is a formal, broad term for any measuring instrument (often on a dashboard or panel), while ゲージ is more specific to gauges that show a level, pressure, or size against a scale.
センサー
計器 refers broadly to a measuring instrument or gauge, whereas センサー specifically detects and responds to a physical stimulus.

Compound of 計 (measure) and 器 (instrument).