odometer

Meaning

1. An instrument, usually embedded within the speedometer of a vehicle, that measures the distance the vehicle has traveled since production.
2. A wheel used by surveyors, which registers distance traveled.

Synonyms

mileometer

milometer

hodometer

speedometer

odograph

the clock

mileage counter

mileage table

cyclometer

fare register

pedometer

perambulator

ambulator

trochometer

distance recorder

Translations

odomètre

odómetro

Hodometer

odometro

Wegmesser

cuentakilómetros

odômetro

Kilometerzähler

comptaquilòmetres

hodômetro

Odómetro

Odômetro

odómetro

hodómetro

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əʊˈdɒmətə/

Etymology

From French odomètre, from Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós, “road, path, way”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”), equivalent to odo- + -meter.