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Accelerometer vs Accelerograph - What's the difference?

accelerometer | accelerograph |

As nouns the difference between accelerometer and accelerograph

is that accelerometer is an instrument for measuring acceleration while accelerograph is (military) an apparatus for studying the combustion of powder in guns, etc.

accelerometer

English

(wikipedia accelerometer)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An instrument for measuring acceleration.
  • An instrument made for detecting and measuring vibrations.

    • accelerograph

    English

    Noun

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

    • See also

    sense 2. (wikipedia "accelerograph")