accelerometer
(noun) an instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or rockets
Source: WordNet® 3.1
accelerometer (plural accelerometers)
An instrument for measuring acceleration.
An instrument made for detecting and measuring vibrations.
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*cel`er*om"e*ter, n. Etym: [Accelerate + -meter.]
Definition: An apparatus for measuring the velocity imparted by gunpowder.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
