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Description acceptable. In one class of these devices, the conversion of AC signals to DC signals causes vibrational rectification error. They're not seismographs, but a type of these devices invented by Lucien LaCoste contain over-coiled springs that behave as if they have (*) "zero-length." Measurement systems consisting of coupled examples of these devices measure a quantity expressed as a 3 by 3 tensor whose components are measured in eotvos (“ert-versh”). Microelectromechanical designs for these devices typically consist of a damped cantilever with a test mass. These devices are the sensors in a car airbag system. The (-5[1])combination (10[1])of a gyroscope, a magnetometer, and one of these devices compose inertial navigation systems. For 10 points, name these (-5[1])devices used in smartphones to (-5[1])detect shaking and tilting, which measure a quantity with units of meters per second squared. ■END■

ANSWER: accelerometers [accept gravimeters; accept inclinometers; accept gravitational gradiometers; accept answers referring to devices that measure acceleration; accept answers referring to devices that measure gravity or gravitational field or little g or gravitational acceleration; prompt on vibration detectors; prompt on motion sensors or motion detectors; prompt on gyroscopes until read; prompt on pendulums]
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2024 ESPN @ Chicago03/23/2024Y5100%0%20%100.60
2024 ESPN @ Columbia03/23/2024Y7100%0%57%119.57
2024 ESPN @ Duke03/23/2024Y2100%0%50%113.00
2024 ESPN @ Brown04/06/2024Y3100%0%33%105.67
2024 ESPN @ Cambridge04/06/2024Y2100%0%0%107.00
2024 ESPN @ Online06/01/2024Y4100%0%25%114.50

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Kai Smith1.g4 Test Mixturemnemonists67-5
Forrest WeintraubThe Aum-Wein Drinchard by Amogh TutuolaLet's Fighting Love6810
Iain CarpenterSandmännchen im HelikopterNaocissus and Geoldmond by Hermandrew Hesse87-5
Karthik PrasadchamPAIN and cornHELL in ColumbiaParden the Interruption92-5
Aseem KeyalbruhJinAh and Jordan from Wikiquiz11710
Sky HongNJ TRANSit (and bobby i guess)boy's jitches (ft. DMA)12010
Will Schneiderprotobowling for soupJJaryland122-5
Ophirmnemonists1.g4 Test Mixture13210
Geoffrey WuNaocissus and Geoldmond by Hermandrew HesseSandmännchen im Helikopter13310
Albert ZhangParden the InterruptionchamPAIN and cornHELL in Columbia13310
Isaac MammelJJarylandprotobowling for soup13410