Accelerometer
/ækˌsɛl.əˈɹɑ.mə.tɚ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An instrument for measuring acceleration.
- 2 an instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or rockets wordnet
- 3 An instrument made for detecting and measuring vibrations.
"Near-synonym: vibrometer"
Example
More examples"Using a flock of Northern Bald Ibises, Portugal and his team attached small devices to the back of each bird — a GPS navigation device and an accelerometer, to track wing movements."
Etymology
From accelerate + -o- + -meter.