o·dom·e·ter
(ō-dŏm′ĭ-tər)n. An instrument that indicates distance traveled by a vehicle.
[French odomètre, from Greek hodometron : hodos, journey + metron, measure; see -meter.]
o·dom′e·try n.
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odometer
(ɒˈdɒmɪtə; əʊ-) n (Automotive Engineering) US and Canadian a device that records the number of miles that a bicycle or motor vehicle has travelled. Also called: mileometer
[C18 hodometer, from Greek hodos way + -meter]
oˈdometry n
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o•dom•e•ter
(oʊˈdɒm ɪ tər)
n. an instrument for measuring distance traveled, as by an automobile.
[1785–95,
Amer.; variant of
hodometer < Greek
hodó(s) way +
-meter]
o•do•met•ri•cal (ˌoʊ dəˈmɛ trɪ kəl) adj.
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odometer
a device for measuring the distance passed over, as by an automobile. Also spelled hodometer.
See also: Distance
an instrument for recording elapsed distance.
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