Definition of slidometer
:an instrument for indicating and recording shocks to railroad cars occasioned by sudden stopping
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slidometer
noun
slid·om·e·ter
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slīˈdämətə(r)
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Origin and Etymology of slidometer
1slide + -o- + -meter
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