单词 | tachograph |
释义 | tachographn. A device in a motor vehicle for recording its speed, travel time, and other information automatically. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > instrument panel or dashboard > tachograph telltale1863 tachograph1909 tattle-tale1962 spy in the cab1968 1903 Nature 26 Nov. 95/2 On the use of the Schrader tacheograph in hydrographic work.] 1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Tachograph, a recording tachometer applied to shafting or wheels to register rotation-speed; a speed indicator. [With reference to prec. source.] 1941 F. D. Jones Engin. Encycl. II. 1258 Some of these recording tachometers or tachographs have a dial in addition to the recording charts. 1968 Guardian 1 Oct. 5/2 Road tanker drivers..are protesting against the proposal..to install a tachograph in lorries—a device which records speeds, length of time taken on journeys, and periods when the vehicle is stationary. 1976 Citizen (Ottawa) 8 Jan. 1/6 The 10 ambulances in Ottawa are equipped with a tachograph that records the speed of the vehicle. 1980 Times 24 Jan. 2/3 The Road Haulage Association acknowledged last night that the tachograph, which records speed, mileage travelled, stopping time and the use of brake and accelerator, could open the way to productivity deals if drivers could show that they were operating more efficiently. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1909 |
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