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

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

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

On the first day that you decide to use your vehicle for a business activity, record the odometer reading.

From Encyclopedia.com

In the field, he worked with basic tools like a wheel odometer, compass and altimeter to confirm the distances and routes of trails that he then translated into paper maps as a self-taught cartographer.

From Seattle Times