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accelerometer
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ac·cel·er·om·e·ter  (k-sl-rm-tr)
n.
An instrument used to measure acceleration.
[acceler(ation) + -meter.]
accelerometer [ækˌsɛləˈrɒmɪtə]
n
(Physics / General Physics) an instrument for measuring acceleration, esp of an aircraft or rocket
accelerometer
an instrument for measuring and recording the rate of acceleration of an aircraft.
See also: Aviation, Instruments
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Noun1.accelerometer - an instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or rocketsaccelerometer - an instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or rockets
measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
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