accelerometer

2 definitions found

accelerometer - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Accelerometer \Ac*cel`er*om"e*ter\, n. [Accelerate + -meter.]
     An apparatus for measuring the velocity imparted by
     gunpowder.
     [1913 Webster]

accelerometer - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  accelerometer
      n 1: an instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or
           rockets