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accelerometer

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ækˌsɛl.əˈɹɑ.mə.tɚ/
  • General-American: [ækˌsɛl.əˈɹɑ.mə.ɾɚ]
  • General-American: /ɪkˌsɛl.əˈɹɑ.mə.tɚ/
  • General-American: [ɪkˌsɛl.əˈɹɑ.mə.ɾɚ]
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1

noun

Meaning 1

An instrument for measuring acceleration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: instrument

2

noun

Meaning 2

An instrument made for detecting and measuring vibrations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonym: vibrometer

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: vibrometer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: instrument

3

noun

Meaning 3

an instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or rockets

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *kel-der. Latin celer Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin celerō Latin accelerō Latin accelerātuslbor. ▲ Latin accelerō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin accelerātiōder. English accelerationbf. English accelerate Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *meh1- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English accelerometer From accelerate + -o- + -meter.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: versnellingsmeter — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • Catalan: acceleròmetre — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • Chinese Mandarin: 加速度計 /加速度计 (jiāsùdùjì) — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • Dutch: versnellingsmeter — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • Estonian: kiirendusandur — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • Finnish: kiihtyvyysmittari — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • Finnish: kiihtyvyysanturi — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • Finnish: akselerometri — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • French: accéléromètre — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • Galician: acelerómetro — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • Georgian: აქსელერომეტრი (akseleromeṭri) — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • German: Beschleunigungssensor — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • German: Beschleunigungsmesser — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • Greek: επιταχυνσιόμετρο (epitachynsiómetro) — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • Hindi: त्वरणमापी (tvaraṇmāpī) — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • Indonesian: akselerometer — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • Japanese: 加速度計 (kasokudokei) — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • Korean: 가속도계 (gasokdogye) — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • Malay: jangka pecut — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • Malay: meter pecut — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • Malay: akselerometer — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • Persian: شتابسنج (šetâbsanj) — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • Polish: akcelerometr — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • Polish: przyspieszeniomierz — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • Portuguese: acelerómetro — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • Portuguese: acelerômetro — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • Romanian: accelerometru — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • Russian: акселеро́метр (akselerómetr) — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • Spanish: acelerómetro — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • Swedish: accelerometer — instrument for measuring acceleration
  • Tagalog: darasigsukat — instrument for measuring acceleration
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