Odometer - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Odometer :  (noun)

1: a meter that shows mileage traversed [syn: hodometer, mileometer, milometer]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Odometer : \O*dom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, an instrument for measuring distances; ? way _ ? measure: cf. F. odom[`e]tre, hodom[`e]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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Odometer : \O*dom"e*ter\ ([-o]*d[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n. [Gr. 'odo`metron, 'odo`metros, an instrument for measuring distance; 'odo`s way _ me`tron measure: cf. F. odom['e]tre, hodom['e]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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Odometer

thisisnb: 58 mpg! Eat your heart out Prius owners!!!! Oh, wait, I forgot to reset the Odometer. Nevermind...
CorvetteForum: 87 speedometer doesn't work help: I just got this Vet and the speedometer doesn't work but Odometer does. Guy said... http://bit.ly/7DZnS9
landingpub: RT @inlangley: For Sale: Honda Accord 2002 PRIVATE (Langley) $9500: Vehicle summary Year: 2002 Odometer: 145,000 km Transmissi... ht ...
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