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odometer

[oh-dom-i-ter]
noun
  1. an instrument for measuring distance traveled, as by an automobile.
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Origin of odometer

1785–95, Americanism; variant of hodometer < Greek hodó(s) way + -meter
Related formso·do·met·ri·cal [oh-duh-me-tri-kuh l] /ˌoʊ dəˈmɛ trɪ kəl/, adjectiveo·dom·e·try, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for odometry

odometer

noun
  1. US and Canadian a device that records the number of miles that a bicycle or motor vehicle has travelledAlso called: mileometer
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Derived Formsodometry, noun

Word Origin

C18 hodometer, from Greek hodos way + -meter
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Word Origin and History for odometry

odometer

n.

1791, from French odomètre (1724), from Greek hodos "way" (see cede) + -meter. First recorded in writings of Thomas Jefferson.

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odometry in Science

odometer

[ō-dŏm′ĭ-tər]
  1. An instrument for indicating the distance traveled by a vehicle, typically by measuring the number of rotations of a wheel or fan whose rate of rotation depends on the speed of the vehicle. Compare speedometer.
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