speedometer

speed·om·e·ter

 (spĭ-dŏm′ĭ-tər, spē-)
n.
1. An instrument for indicating speed.
2.
a. An instrument for indicating distance traveled as well as rate of speed.
b. An odometer.
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speedometer

(spɪˈdɒmɪtə)
n
(Automotive Engineering) a device fitted to a vehicle to measure and display the speed of travel. See also mileometer
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speed•om•e•ter

(spiˈdɒm ɪ tər, spɪ-)

n.
an instrument on an automobile or other vehicle for indicating the rate of travel in miles or kilometers per hour.
[1900–05]
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speedometer

an instrument that records the speed of a vehicle in motion for the driver of the vehicle.
See also: Instruments
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.speedometer - a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speedspeedometer - a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed
machmeter - speedometer for measuring the speed of an aircraft relative to the speed of sound
meter - any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity
automotive vehicle, motor vehicle - a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails
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Translations
عَدَّادُ السُّرْعَةعَدّاد السُّرْعَه
tachometr
speedometer
GeschwindigkeitsmesserTachometer
κοντέρταχύμετρο
velocímetro
nopeusmittari
compteur de vitesseindicateur de vitesse
brzinomjer
sebességmérõ
hraîamælir
tachimetro
速度計
속도계
snelheidsmeter
fartsmålerspeedometer
szybkościomierz
velocímetro
спидометр
hastighetsmätare
แผงที่บอกอัตราความเร็ว
hız göstergesihızölçerkilometre saati
đồng hồ tốc độ
时速表速度

speedometer

[spɪˈdɒmɪtəʳ] Nvelocímetro m, cuentakilómetros m inv
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speedometer

[spiːˈdɒmɪr] ncompteur m (de vitesse)speed trap nradar m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

speedometer

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

speedometer

[spɪˈdɒmɪtəʳ] ntachimetro
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

speed

(spiːd) noun
1. rate of moving. a slow speed; The car was travelling at high speed.
2. quickness of moving.
verb
1. (past tense, past participles sped (sped) ˈspeeded) to (cause to) move or progress quickly; to hurry. The car sped/speeded along the motorway.
2. (past tense, past participle ˈspeeded) to drive very fast in a car etc, faster than is allowed by law. The policeman said that I had been speeding.
ˈspeeding noun
driving at (an illegally) high speed. He was fined for speeding.
ˈspeedy adjective
done, carried out etc quickly. a speedy answer.
ˈspeedily adverb
ˈspeediness noun
ˈspeed bump noun
a raised part across the road to make drivers slow down.
ˈspeed trap noun
a device used by the police to catch drivers exceeding the speed limit.
speedometer (spiːˈdomitə) noun
an instrument on a car etc showing how fast one is travelling.
speed uppast tense, past participle ˈspeeded
1. to increase speed. The car speeded up as it left the town.
2. to quicken the rate of. We are trying to speed up production.
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speedometer

عَدَّادُ السُّرْعَة tachometr speedometer Tachometer ταχύμετρο velocímetro nopeusmittari compteur de vitesse brzinomjer tachimetro 速度計 속도계 snelheidsmeter speedometer szybkościomierz velocímetro спидометр hastighetsmätare แผงที่บอกอัตราความเร็ว hızölçer đồng hồ tốc độ 时速表
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