odometer

[ oh-dom-i-ter ]

/ oʊˈdɒm ɪ tər /

noun

an instrument for measuring distance traveled, as by an automobile.

Origin of odometer

1785–95, Americanism; variant of hodometer<Greek hodó(s) way + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM odometer

o·do·met·ri·cal

[oh-duh-me-tri-kuhl], /ˌoʊ dəˈmɛ trɪ kəl/, adjectiveo·dom·e·try, noun

Words nearby odometer

odious, Odisha, odium, Odoacer, odograph, odometer, odonate, -odont, odontalgia, odontectomy, -odontia

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Example sentences from the Web for odometer

Inferno pegs the odometer needle into the red at the outset and stays there for nearly 500 pages.
‘Inferno’: Dan’s Brown’s Best Book Yet|Malcolm Jones|May 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
An Odometer is an apparatus for measuring distances travelled by whatsoever vehicle.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865|Various
The big scientist kept an eye on his odometer, or mileage counter, while the boys watched for a clearing.
The Flaming Mountain|Harold Leland Goodwin
We had been absent on our tour six weeks to a day and our odometer registered exactly 3070 miles.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy

About the end of the 17th century, an artist in England, named Butterfield, invented an odometer which met with great approbation.
A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2)|Johann Beckman
Bert consulted the odometer, or distance recording instrument, and announced that they had covered almost thirty-five miles!
Bert Wilson at the Wheel|J. W. Duffield

British Dictionary definitions for odometer

odometer

/ (ɒˈdɒmɪtə, əʊ-) /

noun

US and Canadian a device that records the number of miles that a bicycle or motor vehicle has travelledAlso called: mileometer

Derived forms of odometer

odometry, noun

Word Origin for odometer

C18 hodometer, from Greek hodos way + -meter

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Scientific definitions for odometer

odometer

[ ō-dŏm′ĭ-tər ]

An instrument for indicating the distance traveled by a vehicle, typically by measuring the number of rotations of a wheel or fan whose rate of rotation depends on the speed of the vehicle. Compare speedometer.

单词	odometer
释义	odometer [ oh-dom-i-ter ] / oʊˈdɒm ɪ tər / noun an instrument for measuring distance traveled, as by an automobile. Origin of odometer 1785–95, Americanism; variant of hodometer<Greek hodó(s) way + -meter OTHER WORDS FROM odometer o·do·met·ri·cal [oh-duh-me-tri-kuhl], /ˌoʊ dəˈmɛ trɪ kəl/, adjectiveo·dom·e·try, noun Words nearby odometer odious, Odisha, odium, Odoacer, odograph, odometer, odonate, -odont, odontalgia, odontectomy, -odontia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for odometer Inferno pegs the odometer needle into the red at the outset and stays there for nearly 500 pages. ‘Inferno’: Dan’s Brown’s Best Book Yet\|Malcolm Jones\|May 14, 2013\|DAILY BEAST An Odometer is an apparatus for measuring distances travelled by whatsoever vehicle. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865\|Various The big scientist kept an eye on his odometer, or mileage counter, while the boys watched for a clearing. The Flaming Mountain\|Harold Leland Goodwin We had been absent on our tour six weeks to a day and our odometer registered exactly 3070 miles. British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car\|Thomas D. Murphy About the end of the 17th century, an artist in England, named Butterfield, invented an odometer which met with great approbation. A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2)\|Johann Beckman Bert consulted the odometer, or distance recording instrument, and announced that they had covered almost thirty-five miles! Bert Wilson at the Wheel\|J. W. Duffield British Dictionary definitions for odometer odometer / (ɒˈdɒmɪtə, əʊ-) / noun US and Canadian a device that records the number of miles that a bicycle or motor vehicle has travelledAlso called: mileometer Derived forms of odometer odometry, noun Word Origin for odometer C18 hodometer, from Greek hodos way + -meter Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for odometer odometer [ ō-dŏm′ĭ-tər ] An instrument for indicating the distance traveled by a vehicle, typically by measuring the number of rotations of a wheel or fan whose rate of rotation depends on the speed of the vehicle. Compare speedometer. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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