cyclometer

American  

[sahy-klom-i-ter] / saɪˈklɒm ɪ tər /

noun

1. an instrument that measures circular arcs.

2. a device for recording the revolutions of a wheel and hence the distance traversed by a wheeled vehicle; odometer.

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cyclometer British  

/ saɪˈklɒmɪtə /

noun

1. a device that records the number of revolutions made by a wheel and hence the distance travelled

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• cyclometry
  noun
• cyclometric
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of cyclometer

First recorded in 1805–15; cyclo- + -meter

Example Sentences

A boy in Massachusetts who broke this rule broke his right arm and his cyclometer at the same time.

From Harper's Round Table, June 11, 1895 by Various

We always called it a mile; but the last time he was home on leave Freddy measured it with his new cyclometer.

From A Sheaf of Corn by Mann, Mary E.

We had no cyclometer, but two men checked the revolution of the wheel.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War by Churchill, Allen L. (Allen Leon)

Now, as they rode northward in the graying light, the distances which his mental cyclometer ticked off seemed small and their pace inordinately slow.

From Mortmain by Train, Arthur Cheny

The distance from Sivas is four and a quarter miles by the cyclometer; this is the first time it has ever been measured.

From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran by Stevens, Thomas