speedometer

[spee-dom-i-ter, spi-]

noun

1. an instrument on an automobile or other vehicle for indicating the rate of travel in miles or kilometers per hour.

speedometer

/ spɪˈdɒmɪtə /

noun

1. a device fitted to a vehicle to measure and display the speed of travel See also mileometer

speedometer

1. An instrument for indicating the speed of a vehicle, typically by measuring the rate of rotation of a wheel or fan whose rate of rotation depends on the speed of the vehicle.

2. Compare odometer

Word History and Origins

Origin of speedometer¹

First recorded in 1900–05; speed + -o- + -meter

Example Sentences

All you get here is a steering wheel, a big chrome-lined speedometer dial and a chunky heater control.

From BBC

With “Eddington,” Aster attempts to chronicle how we reached this moment, holding a speedometer to the commotion and tracking how quickly it all fell apart.

From Salon

I looked down at the speedometer: 79 mph.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Woods made no attempt to take evasive action and his speedometer was found frozen at 65mph, though he could have been going faster, she said.

From BBC

The clock measures how fast a person's body is deteriorating as they grow older, "like a speedometer for the biological processes of aging," explained Belsky.

From Science Daily