Accelerometer

Definition: Accelerometer

Accelerometer

Noun

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

Note: Accelerometer \Ac*cel`er*om"e*ter\, noun. [Accelerate -meter.]. (Websters 1913)

Specialty Definitions: Accelerometer

Domain	Definitions
Transportation	Determines the maximum limit of the inert forces produced by acceleration during high-speed evolutions. Source: European Union. (references)
Aerospace	A transducer which measures acceleration or gravitational forces capable of imparting acceleration.An accelerometer usually uses a concentrated mass (seismic mass) which resists movement because of its inertia. The displacement of the seismic mass relative to its supporting frame or container is used as a measure of acceleration. (references)
Meteorology & Standards	A device which records the acceleration of a vibrating surface. Source: European Union. (references)
Mining	A seismometer with response linearly proportional to the acceleration ofearth materials with which it is in contact. (references)
Public Administration	In earthquake, a seismograph that measures the earth's movement speed in a given time; Instrument for measuring acceleration or vibrations. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Accelerometer

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

An accelerometer is a device for measuring acceleration and the effects of gravity.

According to the principles of special relativity, the effects of gravity are equivalent to those of acceleration, so an accelerometer can make no distinction between these effects.

Accelerometers are used in inertial guidance systems, as well as in many other scientific and engineering systems.

Types of accelerometer:

capacitative
optical
piezoelectric
MEMS

External links

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Accelerometer."

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Accelerometer

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
ACC X	English	X axis accelerometer	Military & Defense, Transportation
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms within Context: Accelerometer

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Impulse	Dynamics; seismometer, accelerometer, earthquake detector.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Accelerometer

Specialty definitions using "accelerometer": integrated circuit piezoelectric, integrating accelerometer ♦ pendulous accelerometer, pendulous integrating gyro accelerometer ♦ reaction torque ♦ seismic mass ♦ three-axis accelerometer, tilt table. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Accelerometer" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Swedish (accelerometer).

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Expressions: Accelerometer

Expressions using "accelerometer": pendulous accelerometer ♦ pendulous integrating gyro accelerometer. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Accelerometer

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
accelerometer	255
accelerometer vehicle	13
mems accelerometer	10
accelerometer sensor	7
triaxial accelerometer	6
3 axis accelerometer	6
accelerometer calibration	5
accelerometer silicon	4
three axis accelerometer	4
accelerometer pic	4
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Accelerometer

Language		Translations for "accelerometer"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		过载信号器. (various references)

Danish		accelerometer (position and sound detector, three-axis accelerometer, vibration), accelerationsmaaler (three-axis accelerometer), accelerationsmåler. (various references)

Dutch		accelerometer, versnellingsmeter (three-axis accelerometer). (various references)

Finnish		akselometri, seismometri, kiihtyvyysmittari, kiihtyvyysanturi. (various references)

French		accéléromètre (acceleration pick up, acceleration pickup, three-axis accelerometer), capteur d'accélération (acceleration pick up, acceleration pickup), capteur accéléromètre (acceleration pick up, acceleration pickup). (various references)

German		Beschleunigungsmesser (accelerometers, three-axis accelerometer). (various references)

Greek		μετρητής επιτάχυνσης, επιταχυνσιόμετρο, επιταχυνσίμετρο (three-axis accelerometer). (various references)

Hungarian		gyorsulásmérõ. (various references)

Italian		accelerometro (accelerometers, three-axis accelerometer). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		� 速度計 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		かそくどけい. (various references)

Korean		가속계기. (various references)

Pig Latin		accelerometeray.(various references)

Portuguese		acelerómetro (three-axis accelerometer), medidor de aceleração de vibração. (various references)

Russian		акселерометр. (various references)

Spanish		acelerometro (three-axis accelerometer), acelerímetro, acelerómetro. (various references)

Swedish		accelerometer. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Accelerometer

Derivations
	Words beginning with "accelerometer": accelerometers. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Accelerometer" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: accelarometer. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Accelerometer"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "accelerometer" (pronounced akse'lerÄ"muter)
6	-er Ä" m u t er	barometer, interferometer.
5	-Ä" m u t er	anemometer, densitometer, fluorometer, goniometer, hydrometer, hygrometer, kilometer, magnetometer, micrometer, odometer, photometer, spectrometer, speedometer, tensiometer, thermometer.
4	-m u t er	altimeter, diameter, estimator, parameter, perimeter, polarimeter.
3	-u t er	Amphitheater, arbiter, auditor, capacitor, catheter, comparator, competitor, conservator, conspirator, contributor, creditor, depositor, distributor, editor, elater, executor, exhibitor, inheritor, inhibitor, inquisitor, interlocutor, interpreter, janitor, marketer, monitor, orator, orbiter, picketer, predator, progenitor, proprietor, quieter, rioter, Sen, senator, sequitur, solicitor, telemarketer, Theater, theatre, trumpeter, visitor.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Accelerometer

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-e-e-e-l-m-o-r-r-t"
	-4 letters: aerometer, correlate, latecomer, relocatee.
	-5 letters: acrolect, cameleer, clamorer, cocreate, corelate, cremator, ectomere, emeerate, recreate, relocate, telomere.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-c-e-e-e-e-l-m-o-r-r-t"
	+1 letter: accelerometers.
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