Accelerometer

//ækˌsɛl.əˈɹɑ.mə.tɚ// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An instrument for measuring acceleration.
  2. 2
    an instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or rockets wordnet
  3. 3
    An instrument made for detecting and measuring vibrations.

    "Near-synonym: vibrometer"

Synonyms

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anemometerdirection finderinstrumentlogvibrometer

Example

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"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.

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