odometer
An instrument, usually embedded within the speedometer of a vehicle, that measures the…An instrument, usually embedded within the speedometer of a vehicle, that measures the distance the vehicle has traveled since production.
» Tom checked his odometer to see how far he'd driven.
Meaning
2 sensesAn instrument, usually embedded within the speedometer of a vehicle, that measures the distance the vehicle has traveled since production.
Hodometer, Odometer, Kilometerzähler
одо́метрodómetr
одо́метрodómetr
A wheel used by surveyors, which registers distance traveled.
- a meter that shows mileage traversed
Examples
8 sentencesTom checked his odometer to see how far he'd driven.
Tom looked at the odometer.
I looked at the odometer.
You have to reset the odometer.
ruТебе нужно обнулить одометр.
The mechanic rolled back the odometer.
Translations
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Origin
From French odomètre, from Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós, “road, path, way”) + μέτρον (métron,From French odomètre, from Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós, “road, path, way”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”), equivalent to odo- + -meter.
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Forms
plural: odometersSynonyms
4 synonyms- a meter that shows mileage traversed:hodometermileometermilometer