English Dictionary: odometer | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Odometer \O*dom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], an instrument for measuring distances; [?] way + [?] measure: cf. F. odom[8a]tre, hodom[8a]tre.] An instrument attached to a vehicle, to measure the distance traversed; also, a wheel used by surveyors, which registers the miles and rods traversed. -- {Od`o*met"ric*al}, a. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Odometer \O*dom"e*ter\ ([osl]*d[ocr]m"[esl]*t[etil]r), n. [Gr. 'odo`metron, 'odo`metros, an instrument for measuring distance; 'odo`s way + me`tron measure: cf. F. odom[82]tre, hodom[82]tre.] An instrument attached to the wheel of a vehicle, to measure the distance traversed; also, a wheel used by surveyors, which registers the miles and rods traversed. |