accelerometer

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

/ ækˌsɛl əˈrɒm ɪ tər /

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noun

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

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Origin of accelerometer

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

Words nearby accelerometer

accelerator, accelerator board, accelerator mass spectrometry, accelerogram, accelerograph, accelerometer, accent, accent mark, accentor, accentual, accentuate

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How to use accelerometer in a sentence

The accelerometers found exactly the same patterns on the inclined treadmill, confirming that steep uphill running really is running, and not just some sort of bouncy fast-walk.
Yes, Walking Is Sometimes Faster than Running Uphill|Alex Hutchinson|December 27, 2020|Outside Online
Watanabe and colleagues caught eight seals and attached cameras and accelerometers to their backs, recording what the seals were eating, how fast they were swimming and their diving depths.
Using comb-shaped teeth, Baikal seals feed on tiny crustaceans like whales do|Jake Buehler|December 11, 2020|Science News
He hooked the wheel up to a computer with an accelerometer inside.
Student scientists work to help all of us survive a warmer world|Bethany Brookshire|October 21, 2020|Science News For Students
The tags the researchers stuck on the whale’s backs included GPS trackers, pressure sensors, and accelerometers, which detect fine-scale vibrations that can reveal when a whale is singing.
We can protect whales from ship strikes by translating their songs|Kate Baggaley|October 2, 2020|Popular-Science

The $99 device is called Halo and it has a heart rate monitor inside, as well as an accelerometer, temperature sensor, and no screen all.
Amazon’s new fitness tracker listens to your voice to figure out your mood|Stan Horaczek|September 2, 2020|Popular-Science
It utilizes the iPhone's built in accelerometer and microphone to track the data.
Tech Start-Ups Get Their Sexy On|CNBC|February 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The most basic ones are equipped with an accelerometer, which measures motion to collect data activity, steps and sleep.
How to Find the Best Fitness Tracker for You|Brent Rose|November 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Aside from the accelerometer, it has the ability to constantly monitor your heart-rate for several days on end!
How to Find the Best Fitness Tracker for You|Brent Rose|November 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The accelerometer climbed higher and higher, and he felt as though he could hardly move his hands to the proper switches.
The Man Who Hated Mars|Gordon Randall Garrett
For an instant, the accelerometer hovered at twelve G, and slipped toward thirteen.
The Scarlet Lake Mystery|Harold Leland Goodwin
But I wasnt really to find out what that accelerometer was for until I used it.
Test Pilot|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
I knew that the accelerometer was to indicate the force of the pull-outs.
Test Pilot|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
At eight thousand feet on the altimeter I shifted my gaze to the accelerometer and horsed.
Test Pilot|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)

British Dictionary definitions for accelerometer

accelerometer

/ (ækˌsɛləˈrɒmɪtə) /

noun

an instrument for measuring acceleration, esp of an aircraft or rocket

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