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jerkmeter

noun

Etymology

From jerk + -meter.

  1. inherited from ġearcian — “to prepare, make ready, procure, furnish, supply”
  2. derived from ġearc
  3. derived from yerkid — “tightly pulled”
  4. inherited from yerk
  5. suffixed as jerkmeter — “jerk + meter”

Definitions

  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.

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