odometer
Pronunciation: /əʊˈdɒmətə/
The English word “odometer” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- An instrument, usually embedded within the speedometer of a vehicle, that measures the distance the vehicle has traveled since production.
- A wheel used by surveyors, which registers distance traveled.
Etymology
From French odomètre, from Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós, “road, path, way”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”), equivalent to odo- + -meter.
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