odometer
English
Etymology
From French odomètre, from Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós, “road, path, way”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”) (equivalent to + -meter).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əʊˈdɒmətə/, /əʊˈdɒmɪtə/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /oʊˈdɑːmətɚ/
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Noun
odometer (plural odometers)
- An instrument, usually embedded within the speedometer of a vehicle, that measures the distance the vehicle has traveled since production.
- A wheel used by surveyors, which registers distance traveled.
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Translations
instrument in a vehicle
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wheel used by surveyors
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