odometer
an instrument for measuring distance traveled, as by an automobile.
Origin of odometer
1Other words from odometer
- o·do·met·ri·cal [oh-duh-me-tri-kuhl], /ˌoʊ dəˈmɛ trɪ kəl/, adjective
- o·dom·e·try, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
British Dictionary definitions for odometer
/ (ɒˈdɒmɪtə, əʊ-) /
US and Canadian a device that records the number of miles that a bicycle or motor vehicle has travelled: Also called: mileometer
Origin of odometer
1Derived forms of odometer
- odometry, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for odometer
[ ō-dŏm′ĭ-tər ]
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.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Browse