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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There’s also a temperature sensor and an accelerometer.
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David Phelan, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The study — published on Sept. 26 in the journal Circulation — analyzed nearly 90,000 people in the United Kingdom who wore an accelerometer to track their exercise patterns for a week.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
The tracking happens through the watch’s accelerometer.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 9 Sep. 2024
The technology is unprecedented, and will leverage the device’s accelerometer to detect movements that indicate interruptions to normal respiratory patterns of sleep.
—Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.d., J.d., Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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David Phelan, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The study — published on Sept. 26 in the journal Circulation — analyzed nearly 90,000 people in the United Kingdom who wore an accelerometer to track their exercise patterns for a week.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
The tracking happens through the watch’s accelerometer.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 9 Sep. 2024
The technology is unprecedented, and will leverage the device’s accelerometer to detect movements that indicate interruptions to normal respiratory patterns of sleep.
—Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.d., J.d., Forbes, 13 Sep. 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
Medical Definition
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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