accelerograph

accelerograph

English

Etymology

accelero- +‎ -graph

Noun

accelerograph (plural accelerographs)

1. (military) An apparatus for studying the combustion of powder in guns, etc.
2. (geology) An instrument used to record the acceleration of the ground during an earthquake.

Translations

instrument used to record the acceleration of the ground during an earthquake

Portuguese: acelerógrafo m

See also

sense 2. accelerograph on Wikipedia.Wikipedia