Tools, Equipment, Devices and Home Appliances Vocabulary: 300+ Items Illustrated

Our lives have become easier since the advent of tools, equipment. Those are all designed to make our daily life more convenient and comfortable, and range in size, complexity and cost depending on the intended usage and desired features.

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Tools, Equipment, Devices & Home Appliances Vocabulary

Tools Vocabulary

“Tools” Vocabulary

One can classify tools according to their basic functions:

Cutting and edge tools, such as the knife, scythe or sickle, are wedge-shaped implements that produce a shearing force along a narrow face.
Moving tools move large and tiny items. . Examples of force-concentrating tools include the hammer which moves a nail or the maul which moves a stake. These operate by applying physical compression to a surface.
Tools that enact chemical changes, including temperature and ignition, such as lighters and blowtorches.
Guiding, measuring and perception tools include the ruler, glasses, set square, sensors, straight edge, theodolite, microscope, monitor, clock, phone, printer
Shaping tools, such as molds, jigs, trowels.
Fastening tools, such as welders, rivet guns, nail guns, or glue guns.
Information and data manipulation tools, such as computers, IDE, spreadsheets

Kitchen Utensils

Here is a list of some common kitchen utensils:

Spoons (teaspoon, tablespoon, soup spoon, etc.)
Forks
Knives (chef’s knife, paring knife, etc.)
Tongs
Whisk
Measuring cups and spoons
Can opener
Bottle opener
Peeler
Grater
Scissors
Ladle
Colander
Cutting board
Pot and pan (frying pan, saucepan, etc.)
Baking sheet and pans
Mixing bowls
Timer
Thermometer
Rolling pin
Mortar and pestle
Cheese grater
Sifter
Skimmer
Spatulas (turner, rubber, etc.)
Slotted spoon
Strainer
Steamer basket
Pastry brush
Ice cream scoop
Potato masher
Corkscrew

Kitchen Utensils

Laboratory Equipment & Scientific Instruments

Laboratory equipment refers to the various tools and equipment used by scientists working in a laboratory. Laboratory equipment is generally used to either perform an experiment or to take measurements and gather data.

Larger or more sophisticated equipment is generally called a scientific instrument. Both laboratory equipment and scientific instruments are increasingly being designed and shared using open hardware principles.

Microscope
Centrifuge
Spectrophotometer
Pipettes
test tubes
petri dishes
Beaker
Bunsen burner
Glassware (flasks, test tubes, etc)
Hot plate
Incubator
pH meter
Centrifuge
oscilloscope
centrifuge
Freezer/refrigerator
Autoclave
Glassware (flasks, test tubes, etc)
Centrifuge
Hydrometer
thermometer
balances and scale
Forceps
Funnels
Graduated cylinder
Mortar and pestle
Laboratory coat
Safety goggles
Timer

Musical Instruments

A musical instrument is an instrument created or adapted to make musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can be considered a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument.

There are many different methods of classifying musical instruments. The most common types of instrument classifications are strings, brass, woodwind, and percussion.

String instruments: violin, guitar, cello, bass, ukulele, etc.
Piano and keyboard instruments: piano, organ, synthesizer
Wind instruments: trumpet, saxophone, flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, etc.
Brass instruments: trumpet, trombone, tuba, etc.
Percussion instruments: drum set, snare drum, xylophone, marimba, etc.
Woodwind instruments: flute, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, oboe
Electronic instruments: theremin, theremin, synthesizers, drum machine
traditional instruments: sitar, tabla, kanjira, dhol etc
others: Harp, Accordion, Bagpipe, banjo etc

Home Appliances

Home appliances are electrical/mechanical machines which accomplish some household functions, such as cooling/heating, cooking or cleaning. Home appliances can be classified into:

Major appliances, or white goods. A major appliance is a large machine in home appliance used for routine housekeeping tasks such as cooking, washing laundry, or food preservation. Major appliances differ from small appliances because they are bigger and not portable, such as refrigerator and washing machine…

Small appliances: A small appliance or small domestic appliance are portable or semi-portable machines, generally used on table-tops, counter-tops, or other platforms, to accomplish a household task. Examples include microwave ovens, toasters, humidifiers, and coffee makers…

Refrigerator
Oven
Microwave
Dishwasher
Washing machine
Dryer
Toaster
Coffee maker
Blender
Food processor
Slow cooker
Pressure cooker
Air conditioner
Furnace
Water heater
Dehumidifier
Humidifier
Air purifier
Vacuum cleaner
Iron
Steam iron
Sewing machine
Lawn mower
Snow blower
Weed trimmer

Stationery & Office Supplies

Stationery is a mass noun referring to commercially manufactured writing materials, including cut paper, envelopes, writing implements, continuous stationery, and other office supplies.
Office supplies are consumables and equipment regularly used in offices by businesses and other organizations, by individuals engaged in written communications, recordkeeping or bookkeeping, janitorial and cleaning, and for storage of supplies or data.

Paper (letterhead, printer paper, notebook paper, etc.)
Pen (ballpoint, fountain, rollerball, etc.)
Pencil
Markers (permanent, dry-erase, etc.)
Eraser
Stapler
Hole punch
Scissors
Tape (clear, masking, etc.)
Glue stick
Clipboard
Rulers
Paper clips
Binder clips
Rubber bands
Whiteboard/blackboard
Whiteboard markers
Presentation remote
Calculators
rulers
Envelopes
Address labels
Business cards
File folders
Report covers
Hole puncher
Stapler
Scissors
notepad
pencil sharpener

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