odometern.

Brit.

/ə(ʊ)ˈdɒmᵻtə/, U.S.

/oʊˈdɑmədər/

Forms: 1700s– odometer, 1800s– odometre (irregular).

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French odomètre.

Etymology: < French odomètre (dated 1678 in Robert Dict. alphabétique et analogique (1986)) < Hellenistic Greek ὁδόμετρον or ὁδόμετρος instrument for measuring distances by land or sea < ancient Greek ὁδός way (see -ode comb. form²) + μέτρον -meter comb. form².

An instrument for measuring distance travelled by recording the number of revolutions of a wheel of known circumference; spec. (a) (in Surveying, etc.) a wheel attached to a handle, which may be rolled along the ground by a person on foot; = perambulator n. 2; (b) (now usually) a device which measures and displays the distance travelled by a vehicle, by means of a device attached to a wheel or bearing (cf. mileometer n.). Also: †= pedometer n. 1 (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring distances > distance travelled

waywiser1651

perambulator1688

wheel1696

walking wheel1701

odometer1702

pedometer1723

pedometer1728

podometer1728

reel measure1803

viameter1845

roadometer1848

trocheameter1857

trechometer1858

cyclometer1880

pedimeter1890

passometer1902

sledge-meter1902

speedometer1929

mileometer1953

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > instrument panel or dashboard > odometer

odometer1702

viameter1845

trocheameter1857

trechometer1858

cyclometer1880

sledge-meter1902

speedometer1929

mileometer1953

1702 A. Sharp Let. 2 Feb. in J. Flamsteed Corr. (1997) II. 909 Have lately made a measuring Wheel or Odometer of a peculiar contrivance, which without wheels or Pinions keeps an exact account of its way, both in Miles and Chains and parts.

1791 T. Jefferson in Harper's Mag. (1885) Mar. 536/1 Pd. Leslie for an odometer 10 D[ollars].

1824 Mechanic's Mag. No. 34. 92 An odometer is a machine by which the steps of a person who walks..may be counted.

1861 Mil. Road Fort Benton to Fort Walla-Walla (U.S. Army. Corps Topogr. Engineers) 167 From the Aspen camp to Cow creek, 19.8 miles by odometre measurement, the road follows a series of alkaline bottoms and the valley last referred to.

1885 J. Bigelow in Harper's Mag. Mar. 536/1 The number of revolutions of the wheels of his phaeton..were registered by the odometer.

1913 Collier's 11 Jan. ii. 57/1 The Corbin-Brown Speedometer records speed accurately... Its hand is steady; its odometer absolutely dependable.

1969 B. Weil Dossier IX v. 34 He checked the odometer which he had zeroed at the Porte de Versailles. Three more kilometres, then a right turn.

1972 Drive Spring 84 Cruising speed was restricted to 55 mph in deference to the 90,000 miles already clocked up on the broken odometer.

1999 Independent 29 July ii. 2/7 Motor traders are regularly prosecuted for supplying goods to which a false trade description has been applied, ie. an incorrect odometer reading.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	odometer
释义	odometern. Brit. /ə(ʊ)ˈdɒmᵻtə/, U.S. /oʊˈdɑmədər/ Forms: 1700s– odometer, 1800s– odometre (irregular). Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French odomètre. Etymology: < French odomètre (dated 1678 in Robert Dict. alphabétique et analogique (1986)) < Hellenistic Greek ὁδόμετρον or ὁδόμετρος instrument for measuring distances by land or sea < ancient Greek ὁδός way (see -ode comb. form²) + μέτρον -meter comb. form². An instrument for measuring distance travelled by recording the number of revolutions of a wheel of known circumference; spec. (a) (in Surveying, etc.) a wheel attached to a handle, which may be rolled along the ground by a person on foot; = perambulator n. 2; (b) (now usually) a device which measures and displays the distance travelled by a vehicle, by means of a device attached to a wheel or bearing (cf. mileometer n.). Also: †= pedometer n. 1 (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring distances > distance travelled waywiser1651 perambulator1688 wheel1696 walking wheel1701 odometer1702 pedometer1723 pedometer1728 podometer1728 reel measure1803 viameter1845 roadometer1848 trocheameter1857 trechometer1858 cyclometer1880 pedimeter1890 passometer1902 sledge-meter1902 speedometer1929 mileometer1953 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > instrument panel or dashboard > odometer odometer1702 viameter1845 trocheameter1857 trechometer1858 cyclometer1880 sledge-meter1902 speedometer1929 mileometer1953 1702 A. Sharp Let. 2 Feb. in J. Flamsteed Corr. (1997) II. 909 Have lately made a measuring Wheel or Odometer of a peculiar contrivance, which without wheels or Pinions keeps an exact account of its way, both in Miles and Chains and parts. 1791 T. Jefferson in Harper's Mag. (1885) Mar. 536/1 Pd. Leslie for an odometer 10 D[ollars]. 1824 Mechanic's Mag. No. 34. 92 An odometer is a machine by which the steps of a person who walks..may be counted. 1861 Mil. Road Fort Benton to Fort Walla-Walla (U.S. Army. Corps Topogr. Engineers) 167 From the Aspen camp to Cow creek, 19.8 miles by odometre measurement, the road follows a series of alkaline bottoms and the valley last referred to. 1885 J. Bigelow in Harper's Mag. Mar. 536/1 The number of revolutions of the wheels of his phaeton..were registered by the odometer. 1913 Collier's 11 Jan. ii. 57/1 The Corbin-Brown Speedometer records speed accurately... Its hand is steady; its odometer absolutely dependable. 1969 B. Weil Dossier IX v. 34 He checked the odometer which he had zeroed at the Porte de Versailles. Three more kilometres, then a right turn. 1972 Drive Spring 84 Cruising speed was restricted to 55 mph in deference to the 90,000 miles already clocked up on the broken odometer. 1999 Independent 29 July ii. 2/7 Motor traders are regularly prosecuted for supplying goods to which a false trade description has been applied, ie. an incorrect odometer reading. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1702
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