speedometer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /spɪˈdɑ.mɪ.təɹ/ (General-American)
- [-ɾɚ] (General-American)
- /spiˈdɑ.mɪ.təɹ/ (General-American)
- /ˈspiː.ɖoː.ˈmiː.ʈə(r)/ (India)
- /spiːˈdɒm.ɪ.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (UK) audio
- /spɪˈdɒm.ɪ.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [spɪ(j)ˈdɔm.ɪ.tə] (Australia, British, Southern, Standard)
Etymology
From speed + -o- + -meter; by surface analysis, speed + -ometer.
Meanings
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An instrument located within the dashboard of a vehicle that measures and indicates the current speed of the vehicle.
But even Apple, the company that cast aside tradition when it reinvented phones, music players and headphones, bows to convention when it comes to speedometers. It displayed a classically-styled speedometer that reached 160 mph, an auto industry norm. That’s nearly twice the highest posted speed limit in the United States, 85 mph, on a stretch of highway in Texas. Why do our speedometers stretch to a speed that’s illegal, and only race-car drivers will ever reach?
2022 September 10, Matt McFarland, “Why your car’s speedometer goes up to 160 mph (even when your car can’t)”, in CNN Business:Although it might be thought that drivers would naturally refer constantly to the speedometer, older drivers who come to diesel driving after years of steam experience without the help of speedometers, as well as those on steam engines which have been equipped with speedometers in recent years, have not accustomed themselves to the constant use of this instrument.
1962 December 14, “Talking of Trains: Derailment at Lincoln”, in Modern Railways, page 375:
- Such a device incorporating an odometer.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| speedometers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| speedometre | alternative, nonstandard | lexicographic |
Coordinates
tachometer · tach · tacho · tachograph
Hypernyms
Relateds
speeder · speeding · speed limit
Synonyms
Translations (101)
bn স্পিডোমিটার (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · he מַד מְהִירוּת (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · sh br̀zinometar (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · my မြန်နှုန်းပြကိရိယာ (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · tr hız göstergesi (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · hy արագաչափ (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · sh бр̀зинометар (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · sh br̀zinomjēr (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · et spidomeeter (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · gl velocímetro (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · mn спидометр (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · sq shpejtësimatës (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · mt speedometer (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · eo rapidometro (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · be спідо́метр (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · ms meter laju (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · cmn 速度錶 /速度表 (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · az spidometr (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · mi inerere (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · de Tacho (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · fr compteur de vitesse (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · sq spidometër (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · ast velocímetru (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · cmn 速度計 /速度计 (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · ja 速度計 (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · cmn 車速錶 /车速表 (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · sh br̀zinomēr (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · tr sürat saati (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · tg спидометр (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · gl contaquilómetros (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · ko 스피도미터 (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · cmn 示速器 (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · ur رَفْتار پَیما (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · ko 속도계 (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · sv hastighetsmätare (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · fi nopeusmittari (such a device incorporating an odometer) · fi nopeusmittari (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · sh бр̀зиноме̄р (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · sw spidometa (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · it tachimetro (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · pl prędkościomierz (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · bg скоростоме́р (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · sk rýchlomer (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · nn speedometer (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · ur اِسْپِیڈومِیٹَر (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · ro vitezometru (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · sh бр̀зиномје̄р (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · sl merilec hitrosti (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · kk спидометр (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · fo ferðmálari (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · ru спидо́метр (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · ms jangka laju (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · az sürətölçən (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · uk спідо́метр (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · bg километра́ж (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · pt velocímetro (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · tg суръатсанҷ (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · ja スピードメーター (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · be спідо́мэтар (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · vi đồng hồ tốc độ (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · km ឧបករណ៍វាស់ល្បឿន (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · fr tachymètre (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · pl licznik (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · ky спидометр (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · cs rychloměr (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · nn fartsmålar (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · or ସ୍ପିଡୋମିଟର (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · lv spidometrs (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · nb fartsmåler (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · es velocímetro (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · hy սպիդոմետր (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · fa-ira سُرْعَتسَنْج (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · nl snelheidsmeter (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · es cuentakilómetros (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · mk брзиноме́р (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · de Geschwindigkeitsmesser (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · de Tachometer (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · ka სპიდომეტრი (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · hi चालमापी (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · th เครื่องวัดความเร็ว (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · lo ເຄື່ອງວັດຄວາມໄວ (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · nb speedometer (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · hu sebességmérő (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · ta வேகமானி (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · ar عَدَّادُ السُّرْعَة (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · ga luasmhéadar (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · el ταχύμετρο (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · uz spidometr (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · fr spidomètre (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · ca velocímetre (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · id speedometer (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · hi स्पीडोमीटर (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · tk spidometr (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · mn хурд хэмжигч (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · mi ine-tere (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · bg спидоме́тър (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · is hraðamælir (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · de Tachometer (such a device incorporating an odometer) · lt spidometras (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · ms spidometer (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) · da speedometer (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle)