odometer

[ oh-dom-i-ter ]

noun

1. an instrument for measuring distance traveled, as by an automobile.

odometer

/ ɒˈdɒmɪtə; əʊ- /

noun

1. a device that records the number of miles that a bicycle or motor vehicle has travelled Also calledmileometer

odometer

/ ō-dŏm′ĭ-tər /

1. 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.
2. Compare speedometer

Derived Forms

• oˈdometry, noun

Other Words From

• o·do·met·ri·cal [oh-d, uh, -, me, -tri-k, uh, l], adjective
• o·dome·try noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of odometer¹

1785–95, Americanism; variant of hodometer < Greek hodó ( s ) way + -meter

Word History and Origins

Origin of odometer¹

C18 hodometer, from Greek hodos way + -meter

Example Sentences

And change isn’t always for the better, with every day another click on James’ odometer that will, in one of the NBA’s great mysteries, eventually max out.

From Los Angeles Times

"We believe that the entorhinal cortex might serve a dual purpose, acting both as an odometer to track distance and as a clock to track elapsed time," said James Heys, PhD, assistant professor in neurobiology and the senior author on the study.

From Science Daily

The odometer showed the car had traveled 1,000 miles the week of the attack — the distance of a round trip to and from the lawyer’s block in Pacific Palisades.

From Los Angeles Times

I also thought of my own situation: I, too, wanted to avoid taking on a new car loan and tried to hold on to my 2011 Nissan Altima with nearly 200,000 miles on the odometer for as long as possible.

From Slate

But until that moment, Auriemma’s basketball odometer keeps ticking, headed toward the top spot as the winningest coach of all time.

From Seattle Times