tachometer
[ta-kom-i-ter, tuh-]
- any of various instruments for measuring or indicating velocity or speed, as of a machine, a river, or the blood.
- an instrument measuring revolutions per minute, as of an engine.
Origin of tachometer
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His clock and his tachometer assured him that he was well past Easton.
The Flying ReporterLewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss
He watched his tachometer, which indicated his revolutions per minute.
The Flying ReporterLewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss
I guess the first thing that Lindy watched was the tachometer.
Famous FlyersDavid Goodger (goodger@python.org)
There is a gear which serves to drive the magnetos and tachometer, also the air pump.
Aviation EnginesVictor Wilfred Pag
A tachometer was also employed to observe the number of turns that the screw was making in a minute.
Artificial and Natural FlightHiram S. Maxim
tachometer
- any device for measuring speed, esp the rate of revolution of a shaft. Tachometers (rev counters) are often fitted to cars to indicate the number of revolutions per minute of the engine
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Word Origin and History for tachometer
n.
1810, from Greek tachos "speed" + -meter.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
tachometer
(tă-kŏm′ĭ-tər)
- An instrument used to measure the rotations per minute of a rotating shaft.
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