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ACCELEROMETER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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accelerometer

[ ak-sel-uh-rom-i-ter ]

noun

  1. an instrument for measuring acceleration, as of aircraft or guided missiles.


accelerometer

/ ækˌsɛləˈrɒmɪtə /

noun

  1. an instrument for measuring acceleration, esp of an aircraft or rocket
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of accelerometer1

First recorded in 1900–05; acceler(ation) + -o- + -meter
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Example Sentences

The study, titled "City bus seat vibration analysis using 6-axis accelerometer and gyroscope sensors," was recently published in leading science journal, Nature.

Physical activity and sedentary time were assessed using a combined accelerometer/heart rate monitor.

GPS sensors revealed the paths that animals took to Dipteryx trees, while accelerometers confirmed that an animal was active, and potentially feeding, during a tree visit.

Known as piezoelectricity, the ability to trade between mechanical stress and electric charge can be harnessed widely in capacitors, actuators, transducers and sensors like accelerometers and gyroscopes for next-generation electronics.

The analysis of the movements detected by the gyroscope and accelerometer is so accurate that in the future it could provide healthcare professionals with a quick and easy way to detect heart failure.

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