accelerometer
noun
ac·cel·er·om·e·ter
ik-ˌse-lə-ˈrä-mə-tər 
ak-
: an instrument for measuring acceleration or for detecting and measuring vibrations
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Each Huracán uses four wheel-speed sensors, three accelerometers (for the X, Y, and Z axes), three gyroscopes (for yaw, pitch, and roll), and a steering angle sensor.
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Michael Teo Van Runkle, Ars Technica, 8 Apr. 2024
For the study on wild boars, Mortlock’s colleagues captured a bunch of pigs in Europe and put collars around their necks fitted with devices called accelerometers.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 2 June 2024
The accelerometers and gyroscopes can process inputs every five milliseconds, but the steering angle sensor outputs every 10 milliseconds.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Ars Technica, 8 Apr. 2024
Under the hood, a Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 provides power and the watch features an accelerometer, an altimeter, an ambient light sensor, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, and an optical heart rate sensor.
—PCMAG, 5 June 2024
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Michael Teo Van Runkle, Ars Technica, 8 Apr. 2024
For the study on wild boars, Mortlock’s colleagues captured a bunch of pigs in Europe and put collars around their necks fitted with devices called accelerometers.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 2 June 2024
The accelerometers and gyroscopes can process inputs every five milliseconds, but the steering angle sensor outputs every 10 milliseconds.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Ars Technica, 8 Apr. 2024
Under the hood, a Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 provides power and the watch features an accelerometer, an altimeter, an ambient light sensor, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, and an optical heart rate sensor.
—PCMAG, 5 June 2024
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accelerometer
noun
ac·cel·er·om·e·ter
ik-ˌsel-ə-ˈräm-ət-ər
ak-
: an instrument for measuring acceleration or for detecting and measuring vibrations
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accelerometer
noun
ac·cel·er·om·e·ter
ik-ˌsel-ə-ˈräm-ət-ər, ak-
: an instrument for measuring acceleration or for detecting and measuring vibrations
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