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o·dom·e·ter 
[oh-dom-i-ter] Pronunciation Key
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[oh-dom-i-ter] Pronunciation Key –noun
| an instrument for measuring distance traveled, as by an automobile. |
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o·dom·e·try, noun
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(ō-dŏm'ĭ-tər) Pronunciation Key
n. An instrument that indicates distance traveled by a vehicle. [French odomètre, from Greek hodometron : hodos, journey + metron, measure; see -meter.] o·dom'e·try n. |
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odometer
1791, from Fr. odomètre (1724), from Gk. hodos "way" (see cede) + metron "measure" (see meter (2)). First recorded in writings of Thomas Jefferson.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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(ō-dŏm'ĭ-tər) Pronunciation Key
An instrument for indicating the distance traveled by a vehicle, typically by measuring the number of rotations of a wheel or fan whose rate of rotation depends on the speed of the vehicle. Compare speedometer.
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The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Odometer
O*dom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, an instrument for measuring distances; ? way + ? measure: cf. F. odom[`e]tre, hodom[`e]tre.] An instrument attached to a vehicle, to measure the distance traversed; also, a wheel used by surveyors, which registers the miles and rods traversed. -- Od`o*met"ric*al, a.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Odometer
O*dom"e*ter\ ([-o]*d[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n. [Gr. 'odo`metron, 'odo`metros, an instrument for measuring distance; 'odo`s way + me`tron measure: cf. F. odom['e]tre, hodom['e]tre.] An instrument attached to the wheel of a vehicle, to measure the distance traversed; also, a wheel used by surveyors, which registers the miles and rods traversed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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