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A device that measures acceleration, often along one or more axes.
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- three-axis accelerometer
- accelerometer data
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The accelerometer recorded the sudden jolt.
Faulty accelerometer data confused the guidance system.
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- accelerometer
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular accelerometer; plural accelerometers. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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