Dictionary entry

Odometer (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

O‐dom″e‐ter (?), n. [Gr. �, �, an instrument for measuring distances; � way + � measure: cf. F. odomètre, hodomètre.] 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.