odometer

[oh-dom-i-ter] /oʊˈdɒm ɪ tər/
noun
1.
an instrument for measuring distance traveled, as by an automobile.
Origin
1785-95, Americanism; variant of hodometer < Greek hodó(s) way + -meter
Related forms
odometrical
[oh-duh-me-tri-kuh l] /ˌoʊ dəˈmɛ trɪ kəl/ (Show IPA), adjective
odometry, noun
Examples from the web for odometer
  • Watching your odometer roll over into six figures is a momentous occasion, especially if you drive an electric vehicle.
  • Be sure the mileage indicated on your odometer is correct when buying a used car.
  • odometer fraud occurs when someone illegally rolls back or misrepresents the mileage reading on a vehicle.
  • Vehicle odometer tampering suspect arrested buyers.
  • Ten-model year old and older vehicles are exempt from odometer disclosure requirements.
British Dictionary definitions for odometer

odometer

/ɒˈdɒmɪtə; əʊ-/
noun
1.
(US & Canadian) a device that records the number of miles that a bicycle or motor vehicle has travelled Also called mileometer
Derived Forms
odometry, noun
Word Origin
C18 hodometer, from Greek hodos way + -meter
Word Origin and History for odometer
n.

1791, from French odomètre (1724), from Greek hodos "way" (see cede) + -meter. First recorded in writings of Thomas Jefferson.

odometer in Science
odometer
  (ō-dŏm'ĭ-tər)   
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.