odometer

əʊˈdɒmɪtə

Definition

Definition of odometer - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

transportation

device measuring vehicle's traveled distance

The car's odometer read 50,000 miles.

mileometer

surveying

Dated

wheel for surveyors registering distance

Dated

The surveyor used an odometer to measure the land.

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Images of odometer

device measuring vehicle's traveled distance
wheel for surveyors registering distance

Expressions with odometer

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odometer reading

number showing how far a vehicle has traveled according to its odometer

The mechanic wrote down the odometer reading before starting the repairs.

trip odometer

automotive device recording distance for short trips

I reset the trip odometer before our road trip.

Origin of odometer

Greek, hodos (way) + metron (measure)

Terms with odometer included in their meaning

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clock

fraud

falsify the reading of an odometer

clocked

adj.

transportation

having an odometer showing false mileage

odometer reading

transportation

number showing how far a vehicle has traveled according to its odometer

Examples of odometer in a sentence

He checked the odometer before buying the car.
An odometer helps in accurate distance calculation.
The engineer checked the odometer readings carefully.

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French:odomètre, ...
German:Kilometerzähler, Streckenmesser, ...
Italian:contachilometri, ...
Spanish:odómetro, medidor de distancia, ...
Portuguese:odómetro, hodómetro, ...
Chinese:里程表, 测距轮, ...
Japanese:オドメーター, 測距輪, ...
Arabic:عَدَّاد المَسَافَة, عَدَّادُ الْمَسَافَاتِ, ...
Hebrew:אוֹדוֹמֶטֶר, ...
Russian:одометр, измерительное колесо, ...
Ukrainian:одометр, вимірювальне колесо, ...
Hindi:दूरीमापक, दूरी मापक, ...
Bengali:অডোমিটার, দূরত্ব মাপক চাকা, ...
Catalan:odòmetre, roda de mesura, ...
Czech:počítadlo kilometrů, měřicí kolečko, ...
Danish:kilometertæller, afstandsmåler, ...
Dutch:kilometerteller, odometer, ...
Greek:οδόμετρο, οδομετρητής, ...
Hungarian:kilométer-számláló, mérőkerék, ...
Khmer:ឧបករណ៍វាស់ចម្ងាយរថយន្ត, កង់វាស់ចម្ងាយ, ...
Korean:주행 거리계, 거리계, ...
Persian:کیلومترشمار, ادومتر, ...
Polish:licznik kilometrów, drogomierz, ...
Portuguese (BR):medidor de quilometragem, odômetro, ...
Romanian:odometru, roată de măsurare, ...
Swedish:vägmätare, mätarhjul, ...
Thai:มาตรวัดระยะทาง, ล้อสำหรับสำรวจที่บันทึกระยะทาง, ...
Turkish:kilometre sayacı, ...
Vietnamese:công tơ mét, ...

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