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jerkmeter

jerkmeter noun: an instrument for measuring jerk, the rate of change of acceleration with respect to time.

Noun

jerkmeter (plural jerkmeters)

  1. An instrument for measuring jerk, the rate of change of acceleration with respect to time.
    • "Jerk" is defined as the time derivative of acceleration. Simple methods for designing jerkmeters are briefly discussed.1956, Thomas A. Perls and Charles W. Kissinger, “Jerkmeter for Ballistocardiography”, in Review of Scientific Instruments, volume 27, American Institute of Physics, →DOI, page 51

Forms of jerkmeter

pluraljerkmeters

Origin of jerkmeter

From jerk + -meter.

Questions about jerkmeter

What does jerkmeter mean?
Jerkmeter means an instrument for measuring jerk, the rate of change of acceleration with respect to time.
What part of speech is jerkmeter?
Jerkmeter is a noun.
What is the plural of jerkmeter?
The plural of jerkmeter is jerkmeters.

Words near jerkmeter in the dictionary

  1. jerkled
  2. jerkles
  3. jerkless
  4. jerklike
  5. jerkling
  6. jerkmeter
  7. jerkmeters
  8. jerkness
  9. jerko
  10. jerkoff
  11. jerkoffs

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