Definition of Odometer. Meaning of Odometer. Synonyms of Odometer

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Definition of Odometer

Odometer
Odometer O*dom"e*ter, n. [Gr. ?, ?, an instrument for measuring distances; ? way + ? measure: cf. F. odom[`e]tre, hodom[`e]tre.] An instrument attached to a vehicle, to measure the distance traversed; also, a wheel used by surveyors, which registers the miles and rods traversed. -- Od`o*met"ric*al, a.

Meaning of Odometer from wikipedia

- An odometer or odograph is an instrument used for measuring the distance traveled by a vehicle, such as a bicycle or car. The device may be electronic...
- Look up odometer, trip meter, or trip odometer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Odometer is an instrument used for measuring the distance travelled...
- The Federal Odometer Act, p****ed in 1972, modified the United States Code to prohibit tampering with a motor vehicle's odometer and to provide sa****uards...
- In mathematics, a Markov odometer is a certain type of topological dynamical system. It plays a fundamental role in ergodic theory and especially in orbit...
- Odometer fraud, also referred to as "busting miles" (United States) or "clocking" (UK, Ireland and Canada), is the illegal practice of rolling back odometers...
- The roadometer was a 19th-century device like an odometer for measuring mileage, mounted on a wagon wheel. One such device was invented in 1847 by William...
- from the late 1990s to mid 2000s have a MIL that illuminates based on the odometer reading, regardless of engine operation. For example, in several Mazda...
- or traction control, calculating average trip speed, or increment the odometer in place of it being turned directly by the speedometer cable. Another...
- he saw the numbers on his car's odometer go from 9999.9 to 10,000, which led him to think of the idea of an odometer that ran backwards, thus making the...
- comparison with other units of length Cubic metre Metric prefix Mileage Odometer Orders of magnitude (length) Square kilometre Jones, Daniel (2003) [1917]...