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

• cyclometry
  noun
• cyclometric
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of cyclometer

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

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Example Sentences

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cyclometer

Franklin, Benjamin, home of, a tavern, 53; quoted, 69-70; on sign-board, 152; at tavern, 195; secures wagons for Braddock’s Army, 242-243; milestones of, 353; cyclometer of, 353.

From Stage-coach and Tavern Days by Alice Morse Earle

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 Mary E. Mann

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 Allen L. (Allen Leon) Churchill

Along about two in the afternoon Josh had declared that his cyclometer was marking the hundred-and-fifty mark since beginning the day’s run, which was a pretty good spin, all things considered.

From The Big Five Motorcycle Boys on the Battle Line Or, With the Allies in France by Ralph Marlow

The tout outside produces samples of the photographic art—created perhaps a dozen miles away—and lies with the freedom of a cyclometer.

From '?19,000' by Burford Delannoy

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