Odometer

Quick meaning: Odometer is a noun meaning An instrument, usually embedded within the speedometer of a vehicle, that measures the distance the vehicle has traveled since production.

Meaning

An instrument, usually embedded within the speedometer of a vehicle, that measures the distance the vehicle has traveled since production.

More Meanings

1. A wheel used by surveyors, which registers distance traveled.

Example Sentences

When the car was delivered about eight weeks later, it was not the model that had been displayed on the show and it had more miles on the odometer than the car she had been promised.

On Sunday, the robot rover advanced another 157 feet (48 meters) as it continued along the rim of a Martian crater, putting Opportunity's total odometer at 25.01 miles (40.25 km), according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Pasadena, California.

Tesla (TSLA.O) faces a proposed class action claiming it speeds up odometers on its electric vehicles so they fall out of warranty faster, saving Elon Musk's company from having to pay for repairs. The plaintiff Nyree Hinton alleged that Tesla odometer readings reflect energy consumption, driver behavior and "predictive algorithms" rather than actual mileage driven.

Word Forms

• odometers
• odometre

Synonyms for odometer

Depending on context, synonyms include hodometer, mileometer, milometer.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include milometer, mileometer, hodometer, speedometer, meter, trip.

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