English word accelerometer comes from English accelerate, English -meter (Used to form the names of measuring devices.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| accelerate | English (eng) | (rare) Accelerated; quickened; hastened; hurried. (intransitive) Grow; increase.. (intransitive) To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.. (obsolete). (transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.. (transitive) To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.. (transitive) To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.. (transitive, [...] |
| -meter | English (eng) | Used to form the names of measuring devices. |
| accelerometer | English (eng) | An instrument for measuring acceleration.. An instrument made for detecting and measuring vibrations. |