Meanings
nounaccelerometer (plural accelerometers)
plural accelerometers
- An instrument for measuring acceleration.
- An instrument made for detecting and measuring vibrations.
Near-synonym: vibrometer
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Working with NR, ScotRail and Porterbrook, Perpetuum has fitted sensors with gyroscopes and accelerometers to trains that are already in passenger service.
2022 March 23, “Network News: Hitachi on-train track monitoring trial expands to Scottish routes”, in RAIL, number 953, page 13Synonyms: vibrometer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn instrument made for detecting and measuring vibrations.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*kel-
- Latinceler
- Latincelerō
- Latinaccelerō
- Latinaccelerātu
- Latinaccelerō
- Latinaccelerātiō
- Englishaccelerationbf.
- Englishaccelerate
- Proto-Indo-European*med-
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
- Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
- Englishaccelerometer
From accelerate + -o- + -meter.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans versnellingsmeter
- versnellingsmeterinstrument for measuring acceleration
Catalan acceleròmetre
- acceleròmetreinstrument for measuring acceleration
Chinese Mandarin 加速度計 /加速度计
- 加速度計 /加速度计 (jiāsùdùjì)instrument for measuring acceleration
Dutch versnellingsmeter
- versnellingsmeterinstrument for measuring acceleration
Estonian kiirendusandur
- kiirendusandurinstrument for measuring acceleration
Finnish kiihtyvyysmittari, kiihtyvyysanturi
- kiihtyvyysmittariinstrument for measuring acceleration
- kiihtyvyysanturiinstrument for measuring acceleration
- akselerometriinstrument for measuring acceleration
French accéléromètre
- accéléromètreinstrument for measuring acceleration
German Beschleunigungssensor, Beschleunigungsmesser
- Beschleunigungssensorinstrument for measuring acceleration
- Beschleunigungsmesserinstrument for measuring acceleration
Greek επιταχυνσιόμετρο
- επιταχυνσιόμετρο (epitachynsiómetro)instrument for measuring acceleration
Hindi त्वरणमापी
- त्वरणमापी (tvaraṇmāpī)instrument for measuring acceleration
Indonesian akselerometer
- akselerometerinstrument for measuring acceleration
Japanese 加速度計
- 加速度計 (kasokudokei)instrument for measuring acceleration
Korean 가속도계
- 가속도계 (gasokdogye)instrument for measuring acceleration
Malay jangka pecut, meter pecut
- jangka pecutinstrument for measuring acceleration
- meter pecutinstrument for measuring acceleration
- akselerometerinstrument for measuring acceleration
Persian شتابسنج
- شتابسنج (šetâbsanj)instrument for measuring acceleration
Polish akcelerometr, przyspieszeniomierz
- akcelerometrinstrument for measuring acceleration
- przyspieszeniomierzinstrument for measuring acceleration
Portuguese acelerómetro, acelerômetro
- acelerómetroinstrument for measuring acceleration
- acelerômetroinstrument for measuring acceleration
Romanian accelerometru
- accelerometruinstrument for measuring acceleration
Russian акселеро́метр
- акселеро́метр (akselerómetr)instrument for measuring acceleration
Spanish acelerómetro
- acelerómetroinstrument for measuring acceleration
Swedish accelerometer
- accelerometerinstrument for measuring acceleration
Tagalog darasigsukat
- darasigsukatinstrument for measuring acceleration
Cite this entry
APA
accelerometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accelerometer
MLA
“accelerometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accelerometer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accelerometer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accelerometer.
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