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revolution counter

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noun

  1. a device for counting or recording the number of revolutions made by a rotating shaft, as of a motor or engine.


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I tried to steal a quick glance at my revolution counter.

From Time Magazine Archive

A final twist, a glance at the revolution counter, and he was done.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

The watch, anemometer and revolution counter were all automatically started and stopped simultaneously.

From The Early History of the Airplane by Wright, Orville

While a coil is being wound, it is a simple matter to count the turns by any simple form of revolution counter.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Miller, Kempster

As the tube, gg, dips into the water, it does not allow the gas to escape, and this permits of the revolution counter that the rod actuates being placed in an external case, CC'.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 481, March 21, 1885 by Various

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