Wiktionary
n. (context physics English) An instrument that measures the local acceleration due to gravity (strength of the gravitational field).
WordNet
n. a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth [syn: gravimeter]
Usage examples of "gravity meter".
We designed the gravity meter to enable gravity from zero to fifteen gee.
Even as he watched, the numbers on the gravity meter flickered and then abruptly dropped to zero.
There had been only a few rumbles in the past weeks, though there were some interesting changes in the gravity meter graphs.
The instrument ship had a live camera pickup with an image split three ways: one on the gravity meter, one on the second ship, one on a cesium-atom digital clock.
The second ship began to disappear, and the gravity meter recorded its disappearance.
Either the master star chart was wrong or the gravity meter was off.