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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The app combines this typing data with information from the phone’s accelerometer to determine how the user is oriented and moving—for example, whether the user is likely lying down in bed—which yields more clues about mood.
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IEEE Spectrum, 19 May 2024
Additionally, devices often have motion-detecting accelerometers or gyroscopes, which sense the device’s position, Greg Potter, PhD, a sleep researcher and wellness speaker from Worcester, England, told Health.
—Kristen Fischer, Health, 12 Mar. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 19 May 2024
Additionally, devices often have motion-detecting accelerometers or gyroscopes, which sense the device’s position, Greg Potter, PhD, a sleep researcher and wellness speaker from Worcester, England, told Health.
—Kristen Fischer, Health, 12 Mar. 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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