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jerkmeter

noun

jerkmeter

noun

Etymology From jerk + -meter.

1

An instrument for measuring jerk, the rate of change of acceleration with respect to time.

  • "Jerk" is defined as the time derivative of acceleration. Simple methods for designing jerkmeters are briefly discussed.1956, Thomas A. Perls and Charles W. Kissinger, “Jerkmeter for Ballistocardiography”, in Review of Scientific Instruments, volume 27, American Institute of Physics, →DOI, page 51:

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