odograph

[ oh-duh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

1. a recording odometer.
2. a pedometer.
3. Nautical. an instrument for recording courses steered by a vessel with the distances or lengths of time run on each.

Word History and Origins

Origin of odograph¹

1880–85; variant of hodograph < Greek hodó ( s ) way + -graph

Example Sentences

Associated words: longimetry, longitude, latitude, odometer, odograph, perambulator. distance, v. outstrip, outdo, surpass. distant, a. remote, far-off; uncordial, reserved, cold.

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