ACCELEROMETER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does accelerometer mean? 

• ACCELEROMETER (noun)
  The noun ACCELEROMETER has 1 sense:

1. an instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or rockets

  Familiarity information: ACCELEROMETER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACCELEROMETER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or rockets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("accelerometer" is a kind of...):

measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)

 Context examples 

It turned out that they could, which caused the team to wonder if the accelerometers in standard smartphones would also work.

(Heart-Checking App May Help Prevent Strokes, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

In a 2011 study, scientists from Finland's University of Turku collaborated with colleagues at Turku University Hospital, to see if small accelerometers could be used to detect the telltale tiny chest movements associated with atrial fibrillation.

(Heart-Checking App May Help Prevent Strokes, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)