Definitions for odometeroʊˈdɒm ɪ tər
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•dom•e•teroʊˈdɒm ɪ tər(n.)
an instrument for measuring distance traveled, as by an automobile.
Category: Automotive
Origin of odometer:
1785–95, Amer.; var. of hodometer < Gk hodó(s) way + -meter
o•do•met•ri•calˌoʊ dəˈmɛ trɪ kəl(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
odometer, hodometer, mileometer, milometer(noun)
a meter that shows mileage traversed
Wiktionary
odometer(Noun)
An instrument attached to the wheel of a vehicle, to measure the distance traversed.
odometer(Noun)
A wheel used by surveyors, which registers distance traversed.
Origin: From hodometer, from +
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