speedometer

American  

[spee-dom-i-ter, spi-] / spiˈdɒm ɪ tər, spɪ- /

noun

1. an instrument on an automobile or other vehicle for indicating the rate of travel in miles or kilometers per hour.

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speedometer British  

/ spɪˈdɒmɪtə /

noun

1. a device fitted to a vehicle to measure and display the speed of travel See also mileometer

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speedometer Scientific  

/ spĭ-dŏm′ĭ-tər /

1. An instrument for indicating the speed of a vehicle, typically by measuring the rate of rotation of a wheel or fan whose rate of rotation depends on the speed of the vehicle.

2. Compare odometer

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Etymology

Origin of speedometer

First recorded in 1900–05; speed + -o- + -meter

Example Sentences

Nexperia’s semiconductors are found in various auto parts from speedometers to climate control.

From The Wall Street Journal

“These are not very strategic components, but there are hundreds of them, small microprocessors in the lock systems, climate control, speedometers or whatever,” Volvo Chief Executive Håkan Samuelsson told The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Who can say if my speedometer or your radar is entirely accurate in recording 21 miles instead of 20," she added in her letter, which was sent on House of Lords headed paper.

From BBC

As I squeezed the pedal harder, the animated speedometer—designed a bit like an Aztec sundial, with spiky points blooming around the center—grew in radiance.

From The Wall Street Journal

All you get here is a steering wheel, a big chrome-lined speedometer dial and a chunky heater control.

From BBC