accelerometer
English edit
Etymology edit
accelerate + -o- + -meter
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
accelerometer (plural accelerometers)
- An instrument for measuring acceleration.
- An instrument made for detecting and measuring vibrations.
- 2022 March 23, “Network News: Hitachi on-train track monitoring trial expands to Scottish routes”, in RAIL, number 953, page 13:
- Working with NR, ScotRail and Porterbrook, Perpetuum has fitted sensors with gyroscopes and accelerometers to trains that are already in passenger service.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
instrument for measuring acceleration
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