Definitions for tachometertæˈkɒm ɪ tər, tə-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ta•chom•e•tertæˈkɒm ɪ tər, tə-(n.)
an instrument for measuring or indicating speed, esp. of rotation.
Origin of tachometer:
1800–10
ta•chom′e•try(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
tachometer, tach(noun)
measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation
Wiktionary
tachometer(Noun)
A device for measuring the revolutions per minute (RPMs) of a revolving shaft, as with the driveshaft of an automobile.
tachometer(Noun)
A device for measuring or indicating velocity or speed, as of blood, a river, a machine, etc.
Origin: Greek tachy-, 'fast' + -meter
Webster Dictionary
Tachometer(noun)
an instrument for measuring the velocity, or indicating changes in the velocity, of a moving body or substance
Tachometer(noun)
an instrument for measuring the velocity of running water in a river or canal, consisting of a wheel with inclined vanes, which is turned by the current. The rotations of the wheel are recorded by clockwork
Tachometer(noun)
an instrument for showing at any moment the speed of a revolving shaft, consisting of a delicate revolving conical pendulum which is driven by the shaft, and the action of which by change of speed moves a pointer which indicates the speed on a graduated dial
Tachometer(noun)
an instrument for measuring the velocity of the blood; a haematachometer
Translations for tachometer
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
speedometer(noun)
an instrument on a car etc showing how fast one is travelling.
- spoedmeterAfrikaans
- عَدّاد السُّرْعَهArabic
- скоростометърBulgarian
- velocímetroPortuguese (BR)
- tachometrCzech
- der GeschwindigkeitsmesserGerman
- speedometerDanish
- ταχύμετρο, κοντέρGreek
- velocímetroSpanish
- spidomeeterEstonian
- سعت سنجFarsi
- nopeusmittariFinnish
- indicateur de vitesseFrench
- מַד מְהִירוּתHebrew
- स्पीडोमीटरHindi
- mjerač brzine, brzinomjerCroatian
- sebességmérőHungarian
- pengukur kecepatanIndonesian
- hraðamælirIcelandic
- tachimetro, contachilometriItalian
- 速度計Japanese
- 속도계Korean
- spidometrasLithuanian
- spidometrsLatvian
- meter lajuMalay
- snelheidsmeterDutch
- speedometer, fartsmålerNorwegian
- szybkościomierzPolish
- سعت سنجPersian
- امپیرPashto
- velocímetroPortuguese
- vitezometruRomanian
- спидометрRussian
- tachometerSlovak
- brzinomerSlovenian
- radarSerbian
- hastighetsmätareSwedish
- มาตรบอกอัตราความเร็วThai
- hız göstergesi, kilometre saatiTurkish
- 速度Chinese (Trad.)
- спідометрUkrainian
- رفتار پیماUrdu
- công tơ métVietnamese
- 速度Chinese (Simp.)
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