accelerometer
noun
ac·cel·er·om·e·ter
ik-ˌse-lə-ˈrä-mə-tər 
ak-
: an instrument for measuring acceleration or for detecting and measuring vibrations
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Many aircraft are now equipped with accelerometers and send objective measurements of air disturbances, known as eddy dissipation rate, back to a central platform.
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Jim Foerster, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Using an accelerometer—a device that tracks changes in movement—the team measured the physical activity of the seven-year-olds and discovered boys born to mothers with PCOS were less active, particularly on weekends, compared to their peers.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Also, there were only four legs, with two joints in each and two accelerometers on each leg; real spiders have eight legs and many more joints.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 2025
However, rather than using theoretical models, Heimdall’s devices are equipped with MEMS chips and accelerometers, the sensors in your phone which measure movement and relative position to the earth.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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Jim Foerster, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Using an accelerometer—a device that tracks changes in movement—the team measured the physical activity of the seven-year-olds and discovered boys born to mothers with PCOS were less active, particularly on weekends, compared to their peers.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Also, there were only four legs, with two joints in each and two accelerometers on each leg; real spiders have eight legs and many more joints.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 2025
However, rather than using theoretical models, Heimdall’s devices are equipped with MEMS chips and accelerometers, the sensors in your phone which measure movement and relative position to the earth.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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“Accelerometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accelerometer. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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accelerometer
noun
ac·cel·er·om·e·ter
ik-ˌsel-ə-ˈräm-ət-ər
ak-
: an instrument for measuring acceleration or for detecting and measuring vibrations
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accelerometer
noun
ac·cel·er·om·e·ter
ik-ˌsel-ə-ˈräm-ət-ər, ak-
: an instrument for measuring acceleration or for detecting and measuring vibrations
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