quartz resonator force transducer

quartz resonator force transducer

[′kwȯrts ′rez·ən‚ād·ər ′fȯrs tranz‚dü·sər]

(engineering)

A type of accelerometer which measures the change in the resonant frequency of a small quartz plate with a longitudinal slot, forming a double-ended tuning fork, when a longitudinal force associated with acceleration is applied to the plate.

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