Definition of Speedometer

1. Noun. A meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed.

Exact synonyms: Speed Indicator
Specialized synonyms: Machmeter
Generic synonyms: Meter
Group relationships: Automotive Vehicle, Motor Vehicle

Definition of Speedometer

1. Noun. A device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle. ¹

2. Noun. Such a device incorporating an odometer. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Speedometer

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Speedometer

speedful
speedfully
speedier
speediest
speedily
speediness
speedinesses
speeding
speeding ticket
speedingly
speedings
speedless
speedloader
speedloaders
speedo
speedometer (current term)
speedometers
speedometre
speedometres
speedometry
speedos
speedran
speedread
speedreading
speedreads
speedrun
speedrunner
speedrunners
speedrunning
speedruns

Literary usage of Speedometer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Gasoline Automobile by George William Hobbs (1915)
"The speedometer Drive.—Some device for indicating the speed should be installed on every car as the cost of one fine will purchase a reliable speedometer. ..."

2. The Catholic's Work in the World: A Practical Solution of Religious and by Joseph Casper Husslein (1917)
"... CHAPTER XIX THE speedometer Zeal in Promoting Catholic Literature THE speedometer is the latest device for increasing subscriptions. ..."

3. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1916)
"The odometer gives the total mileage, and the speedometer the speed, ... Necessity of a speedometer. A speedometer is necessary in testing a car to learn ..."

4. Automobile Repairshop Short-cuts: Over 1500 Time and Labor-saving Kinks by Motor World (1918)
"speedometer TESTER No. 1459—Road tests for determining the accuracy of a speedometer are not positive, and for this reason some method for checking the ..."

5. Advertising: A Practical Presentation of the Principles Underlying the by Harry Tipper, George Burton Hotchkiss (1914)
"We are shipping thousands of these new instruments all over the world A speedometer is just as necessary and important on your motorcycle as it U on an ..."

6. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"speedometer Principles. The magnetic principle as indicated in Stewart-Warner and American Ever-Ready instruments, utilizes a revolving magnet positively ..."

7. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1919)
"Necessity of a speedometer. A speedometer is necessary in testing a car to learn its ... Purpose of a speedometer. The speedometer for automobiles is an ..."

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