odometer

[oh-dom-i-ter] Origin

o·dom·e·ter

[oh-dom-i-ter]
noun
an instrument for measuring distance traveled, as by an automobile.

Origin:
1785–95, Americanism; variant of hodometer < Greek hodó(s) way + -meter

o·do·met·ri·cal [oh-duh-me-tri-kuhl] , adjective
o·dom·e·try, noun
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World English Dictionary
odometer (ɒˈdɒmɪtə, əʊ-)
 
n
(US), (Canadian) Also called: mileometer a device that records the number of miles that a bicycle or motor vehicle has travelled
 
[C18 hodometer, from Greek hodos way + -meter]
 
o'dometry
 
n

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Word Origin & History

odometer
1791, from Fr. odomètre (1724), from Gk. hodos "way" (see cede) + metron "measure" (see meter (2)). First recorded in writings of Thomas Jefferson.
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Science Dictionary
odometer   (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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