Accelerometer

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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