tachometer

təˈkɑmɪtər

Definition

Definition of tachometer - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

automotive

TECH.

instrument measuring engine revolutions per minute

TECH.

The car's tachometer showed 3000 RPM.

rev counter

tach

measurement

TECH.

device measuring rotational speed of a shaft or disk

TECH.

The tachometer in the car showed 3000 RPM while cruising.

rev counter

tach

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instrument measuring engine revolutions per minute

Origin of tachometer

Greek, tachos (speed) + metron (measure)

Examples of tachometer in a sentence

A faulty tachometer can lead to engine issues.
The mechanic checked the tachometer for any irregularities.
She glanced at the tachometer to monitor the engine's performance.

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French:compte-tours, indicateur de régime, ...
German:Drehzahlmesser, Drehgeschwindigkeitsmesser, ...
Italian:contagiri, ...
Spanish:tacómetro, cuentavueltas, ...
Portuguese:tacómetro, ...
Chinese:转速表, ...
Japanese:タコメーター, 回転速度計, ...
Arabic:عداد دورات المحرك, مِقياس السرعة الدورانية, ...
Hebrew:טַכּוֹמֶטֶר, מַד סִיבוּבִים, ...
Russian:тахометр, прибор для измерения скорости вращения, ...
Ukrainian:тахометр, ...
Hindi:टैकोमीटर, घूर्णी गति मापने वाला यंत्र, ...
Bengali:ট্যাকোমিটার, টাচোমিটার, ...
Catalan:tacòmetre, dispositiu de mesura de velocitat de rotació, ...
Czech:otáčkoměr, ...
Danish:omdrejningstæller, tæller, ...
Dutch:toerenteller, ...
Greek:στροφόμετρο, συσκευή μέτρησης περιστροφικής ταχύτητας, ...
Hungarian:fordulatszámmérő, tachométer, ...
Khmer:ឧបករណ៍វាស់ចំនួនជុំម៉ាស៊ីន, ឧបករណ៍វាស់ល្បឿនបង្វិល, ...
Korean:회전 속도계, ...
Persian:تاکومتر, دورسنج, ...
Polish:obrotomierz, tachometr, ...
Portuguese (BR):tacômetro, taquímetro, ...
Romanian:tachometru, tahometru, ...
Swedish:varvräknare, ...
Thai:มาตรวัดรอบเครื่องยนต์, ...
Turkish:takometre, ...
Vietnamese:đồng hồ đo vòng tua, ...

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