Dictionary

odometer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /oʊˈdɑːmətɚ/ (Canada, US)
• /əʊˈdɒmɪtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /əʊˈdɒmətə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From French odomètre, from Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós, “road, path, way”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”), equivalent to odo- + -meter.

Meanings

1. An instrument, usually embedded within the speedometer of a vehicle, that measures the distance the vehicle has traveled since production.
   • Tesla (TSLA.O) faces a proposed class action claiming it speeds up odometers on its electric vehicles so they fall out of warranty faster, saving Elon Musk's company from having to pay for repairs. The plaintiff Nyree Hinton alleged that Tesla odometer readings reflect energy consumption, driver behavior and "predictive algorithms" rather than actual mileage driven. 2025 April 17, Jonathan Stempel, “Tesla speeds up odometers to avoid warranty repairs, US lawsuit claims”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 18 Apr 2025:
   • When the car was delivered about eight weeks later, it was not the model that had been displayed on the show and it had more miles on the odometer than the car she had been promised. 2007 December 14, “"Price Is Right" winner claims new car a wreck”, in Reuters:
   • On Sunday, the robot rover advanced another 157 feet (48 meters) as it continued along the rim of a Martian crater, putting Opportunity's total odometer at 25.01 miles (40.25 km), according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Pasadena, California. 2014 July 29, Steve Gorman, “NASA's Mars rover sets off-Earth, off-road distance record”, in Reuters:
2. A wheel used by surveyors, which registers distance traveled.

Forms

Deriveds

odometer fraud · trip odometer

Relateds

tripmeter

Synonyms

odograph

Translations (93)

nb kilometerteller (instrument in a vehicle) · eo hodometro (instrument in a vehicle) · ur مَسافَت پَیما (instrument in a vehicle) · et läbisõidumõõdik (instrument in a vehicle) · ro odometru (instrument in a vehicle) · th มาตรระยะทาง (instrument in a vehicle) · cs hodometr (instrument in a vehicle) · mk километражник (instrument in a vehicle) · ca comptaquilòmetres (instrument in a vehicle) · is kílómetramælir (instrument in a vehicle) · pt hodômetro (instrument in a vehicle) · io odometer (instrument in a vehicle) · sv vägmätare (instrument in a vehicle) · es cuentakilómetros (instrument in a vehicle) · bn ওডোমিটার (instrument in a vehicle) · tg одометр (instrument in a vehicle) · de Hodometer (instrument in a vehicle) · it contachilometri (instrument in a vehicle) · eu odometro (instrument in a vehicle) · th ออดอมิเตอร์ (instrument in a vehicle) · da hodometer (instrument in a vehicle) · bg одоме́тър (instrument in a vehicle) · uz odometr (instrument in a vehicle) · kn ಓಡೋಮೀಟರ್ (instrument in a vehicle) · ko 주행거리계 (instrument in a vehicle) · lv odometrs (instrument in a vehicle) · sv odometer (instrument in a vehicle) · cmn 測距輪 /测距轮 (wheel used by surveyors) · ja 走行距離計 (instrument in a vehicle) · cmn 里程錶 /里程表 (instrument in a vehicle) · tr odometre (instrument in a vehicle) · ml ഓഡോമീറ്റർ (instrument in a vehicle) · sl kilometrski števec (instrument in a vehicle) · et hodometer (instrument in a vehicle) · sq odometër (instrument in a vehicle) · et kilomeetriloendur (instrument in a vehicle) · fr odomètre (instrument in a vehicle) · hu kilométer-számláló (instrument in a vehicle) · az odometr (instrument in a vehicle) · ky одометр (instrument in a vehicle) · hy օդոմետր (instrument in a vehicle) · gsw Hodometer (instrument in a vehicle) · el οδόμετρο (instrument in a vehicle) · de Kilometerzähler (instrument in a vehicle) · pt odómetro (instrument in a vehicle) · kk одометр (instrument in a vehicle) · nb odometer (instrument in a vehicle) · ru одо́метр (instrument in a vehicle) · ca hodòmetre (instrument in a vehicle) · ja オドメーター (instrument in a vehicle) · ms jangka jarak (instrument in a vehicle) · hu kilométeróra (instrument in a vehicle) · yue 里程錶 /里程表 (instrument in a vehicle) · cs odometr (instrument in a vehicle) · ga odóiméadar (instrument in a vehicle) · sk počítadlo kilometrov (instrument in a vehicle) · es odómetro (instrument in a vehicle) · de Odometer (instrument in a vehicle) · nl kilometerteller (instrument in a vehicle) · vi cái đo đường (instrument in a vehicle) · pt hodómetro (instrument in a vehicle) · be адо́мэтар (instrument in a vehicle) · uk одо́метр (instrument in a vehicle) · gl hodómetro (instrument in a vehicle) · pt odômetro (instrument in a vehicle) · fi matkamittari (instrument in a vehicle) · mi ine tawhiti (instrument in a vehicle) · ar عَدَّادُ المَسَافَات (instrument in a vehicle) · be адо́метр (instrument in a vehicle) · bg одоме́р (instrument in a vehicle) · hi पथमापी (instrument in a vehicle) · id odometer (instrument in a vehicle) · nl hodometer (instrument in a vehicle) · sk počítač kilometrov (instrument in a vehicle) · mi ine-mamao (instrument in a vehicle) · fa-ira اودومِتْر (instrument in a vehicle) · pl drogomierz (instrument in a vehicle) · vi đồng hồ đo đường (instrument in a vehicle) · io hodometro (instrument in a vehicle) · ko 오도미터 (instrument in a vehicle) · ta ஓடோமீட்டர் (instrument in a vehicle) · uz одометр (instrument in a vehicle) · fa-ira کیلومِتْرْشُمار (instrument in a vehicle) · ms meter jarak (instrument in a vehicle) · fi odometri (wheel used by surveyors) · pl koło pomiarowe (wheel used by surveyors) · lt odometras (instrument in a vehicle) · eo odometro (instrument in a vehicle) · fr odomètre (wheel used by surveyors) · ms odometer (instrument in a vehicle) · grc ὁδόμετρον (instrument in a vehicle) · ka ოდომეტრი (instrument in a vehicle) · cs počítač kilometrů (instrument in a vehicle)