tachometer
any of various instruments for measuring or indicating velocity or speed, as of a machine, a river, or the blood.
an instrument measuring revolutions per minute, as of an engine.
Origin of tachometer
1Other words from tachometer
- tach·o·met·ri·cal·ly [tak-uh-me-trik-lee], /ˌtæk əˈmɛ trɪk li/, adverb
- ta·chom·e·try, noun
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How to use tachometer in a sentence
It had been suggested that the revolutions in Africa occurred so often that only a tachometer could keep up with them.
Hail to the Chief | Gordon Randall GarrettHis clock and his tachometer assured him that he was well past Easton.
The Flying Reporter | Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) TheissHe watched his tachometer, which indicated his revolutions per minute.
The Flying Reporter | Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) TheissI guess the first thing that Lindy watched was the tachometer.
Famous Flyers | David Goodger (goodger@python.org)The engine was next started and the number of revolutions of the propellers counted by a tachometer.
Langley Memoir on Mechanical Flight, Parts I and II | S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley and Charles M. (Charles Matthews) Manly
British Dictionary definitions for tachometer
/ (tæˈkɒmɪtə) /
any device for measuring speed, esp the rate of revolution of a shaft. Tachometers (rev counters) are often fitted to cars to indicate the number of revolutions per minute of the engine
Derived forms of tachometer
- tachometric (ˌtækəˈmɛtrɪk) or tachometrical, adjective
- tachometrically, adverb
- tachometry, noun
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