jerkmeter

jerkmeter

English

Etymology

jerk +‎ -meter

Noun

jerkmeter (plural jerkmeters)

1. An instrument for measuring jerk, the rate of change of acceleration with respect to time.
   • 1956, “Jerkmeter for Ballistocardiography”, in Review of Scientific Instruments, volume 27, American Institute of Physics, DOI:10.1063/1.1715365, page 51:

     "Jerk" is defined as the time derivative of acceleration. Simple methods for designing jerkmeters are briefly discussed.