释义 |
accelerograph|ækˈsɛlərəʊgrɑːf, -æ-| [f. accelero- (see next) + -graph.] An apparatus for recording the succession of pressures developed in a power-chamber by the combustion of a charge; also, an instrument for recording the acceleration of earth-tremors.
1909in Cent. Dict. Suppl. 1950Engineering 10 Feb. 159/3 An accelerograph..gives a distant record of acceleration. 1956Atlantic 19 Dec. 19/1 A device called the Accelerograph, something like a baby seismograph, is turning this art into a science. |