[oh-dom-i-ter] 
| an instrument for measuring distance traveled, as by an automobile. |
[oh-duh-me-tri-kuh
l] , adjective | o·dom·e·ter (ō-dŏm'ĭ-tər) 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. |
| 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. |