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Definition of Accelerometer
1. Noun. An instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or rockets.
Definition of Accelerometer
1. n. An apparatus for measuring the velocity imparted by gunpowder.
Definition of Accelerometer
1. Noun. An instrument for measuring acceleration ¹
2. Noun. An instrument made for detecting and measuring vibrations. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Accelerometer
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Accelerometer
1. An instrument for measuring the rate of change of velocity per unit of time. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Accelerometer
Literary usage of Accelerometer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1902)
"—RECORD FROM accelerometer. the curve theoretically touching the base line.
This occurs at the point of transition from the series to the parallel motor ..."
2. Handbook of Carburetion by Arthur Benjamin Browne (1915)
"THE accelerometer This instrument was designed by HE Wimperis, MA, AMICE, AMIEE,
of England. The outward appearance of the instrument is shown in Fig. ..."
3. Electric Railway Handbook: A Reference Book of Practice Data, Formulas and by Albert Sutton Richey, William Charles Greenough (1915)
"The accelerometer may be graduated to read the number of per cent, grade directly.
... Due to the fact that the surface on which the accelerometer rests may ..."
4. Ballistic Missile Defense Organization: Technology Applications Report (1997) by Pat Hartary (1999)
"This miniature accelerometer forms the basis of a crash sensor that is superior
to the ... The accelerometer's other uses include motion detection, ..."
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