revolution counter
Americannoun
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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
I had nothing to do other than to give occasional attention to the revolution counter, altimetre, and speed-dial.
From High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France by James Norman Hall
In the machines they were accustomed to there was nothing but a revolution counter, and sometimes, though not always, a compass.
From The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh
Besides, the pulley shaft actuates a revolution counter, and a clock measures the time employed in the experiment.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 787, January 31, 1891 by Various
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