accelerograph

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ac·cel·er·o·graph

[ak-sel-er-uh-graf, -grahf]
noun
an accelerometer containing a pendulum device for measuring and recording ground motions produced by earthquakes.

Origin:
1905–10; acceler(ation) + -o- + -graph

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