angular accelerometer

angular accelerometer

[′aŋ·gyə·lər ak‚sel·ə′räm·əd·ər]
(engineering)
An accelerometer that measures the rate of change of angular velocity between two objects under observation.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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