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