speedometer

[ spee-dom-i-ter, spi- ]

noun

1. an instrument on an automobile or other vehicle for indicating the rate of travel in miles or kilometers per hour.

speedometer

/ spɪˈdɒmɪtə /

noun

1. a device fitted to a vehicle to measure and display the speed of travel See also mileometer

speedometer

/ spĭ-dŏm′ĭ-tər /

1. An instrument for indicating the speed of a vehicle, typically by measuring the rate of rotation of a wheel or fan whose rate of rotation depends on the speed of the vehicle.
2. Compare odometer

Word History and Origins

Origin of speedometer¹

First recorded in 1900–05; speed + -o- + -meter

Example Sentences

The clock measures how fast a person's body is deteriorating as they grow older, "like a speedometer for the biological processes of aging," explained Belsky.

From Science Daily

Even if they don’t actually speed, they love the idea that they could: An executive at a company that makes speedometers told the Associated Press, “People really want to see higher numbers” on their dashboards—one reason that your minivan’s speedometer may go up to 140 even if your car is unlikely to approach that kind of number.

From Slate

She added: "It takes your mind off paying attention to other drivers and taking your eyes off the road as you're looking at the speedometer."

From BBC

Even if they don’t actually speed, they love the idea that they could: An executive at a company that makes speedometers told the Associated Press, “People really want to see higher numbers” on their dashboards—one reason that your minivan’s speedometer may go up to 140 even if your car is unlikely to approach that kind of number.

From Slate

People have told me lots of speed limit changes in a short stretch of the road like this mean drivers are focusing so much on their speedometer - especially when your car's sat nav might not yet show the new speed limit - and feel they are not concentrating as much as they would like on the road.

From BBC