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
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 Raleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir
The addition of a revolution counter to the drum, then, will solve the problem.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 481, March 21, 1885 by Various
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
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