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cyclometer
[ sahy-klom-i-ter ]
noun
- an instrument that measures circular arcs.
- a device for recording the revolutions of a wheel and hence the distance traversed by a wheeled vehicle; odometer.
cyclometer
/ saɪˈklɒmɪtə /
noun
- a device that records the number of revolutions made by a wheel and hence the distance travelled
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Derived Forms
- cyˈclometry, noun
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Other Words From
- cy·clo·met·ric [sahy-kl, uh, -, me, -trik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cyclometer1
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Example Sentences
We always called it a mile; but the last time he was home on leave Freddy measured it with his new cyclometer.
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Use the cyclometer to find out how soon you must stop, not how much further you must go.
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If a mental or spiritual cyclometer could be used in such a case, it would make a high record of speed.
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For another month we bicycled leisurely around Paris and added two or three hundred miles to our cyclometer record.
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Gersten and Pascal harnessed trains of wheels to their "ready-reckoners," somewhat similar to the well-known cyclometer.
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