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Accelerometer vs Speedometer - What's the difference?

accelerometer | speedometer |

As nouns the difference between accelerometer and speedometer

is that accelerometer is an instrument for measuring acceleration while speedometer is a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle.

accelerometer

English

(wikipedia accelerometer)

Noun

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

    • speedometer

    English

    Alternative forms

    * speedometre (nonstandard)

    Noun

    (wikipedia speedometer) (en noun)
  • A device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle.
  • Such a device incorporating an odometer.

    • Synonyms

    * (device that measures speed) tachometer