ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Cyclometer

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Cyclometer is a noun meaning (cycling) A device that counts the revolutions of a bicycle wheel in order to indicate distance travelled.

Meaning

(cycling) A device that counts the revolutions of a bicycle wheel in order to indicate distance travelled.

More Meanings

  1. An instrument for measuring circular arcs.
  2. (historical) A machine used to decrypt Enigma machine ciphers.

Example Sentences

While here at Constantinople I received by mail from America a Butcher spoke cyclometer, and on the second visit to Prinkipo I measured the road which has been made around half the island; the distance is four English miles and a fraction.

Word Forms

Synonyms for cyclometer

Depending on context, synonyms include cyclocomputer.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cyclocomputer, cadence, cycler, cyclery, bicyclism, crit.

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