tachometer

[ ta-kom-i-ter, tuh- ]

/ tæˈkɒm ɪ tər, tə- /

noun

any of various instruments for measuring or indicating velocity or speed, as of a machine, a river, or the blood.

an instrument measuring revolutions per minute, as of an engine.

Origin of tachometer

First recorded in 1800–10; tacho- + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM tachometer

tach·o·met·ri·cal·ly

[tak-uh-me-trik-lee], /ˌtæk əˈmɛ trɪk li/, adverbta·chom·e·try, noun

Words nearby tachometer

tachisme, tachistoscope, tacho-, tachogram, tachograph, tachometer, tachy-, tachyarrhythmia, tachycardia, tachycardia-bradycardia syndrome, tachycardiac

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Example sentences from the Web for tachometer

A tachometer was also employed to observe the number of turns that the screw was making in a minute.
Artificial and Natural Flight|Hiram S. Maxim
He watched his tachometer, which indicated his revolutions per minute.
The Flying Reporter|Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss
There is a gear which serves to drive the magnetos and tachometer, also the air pump.
Aviation Engines|Victor Wilfred Pag
The engine was next started and the number of revolutions of the propellers counted by a tachometer.
Langley Memoir on Mechanical Flight, Parts I and II|S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley and Charles M. (Charles Matthews) Manly

I guess the first thing that Lindy watched was the tachometer.
Famous Flyers|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)

British Dictionary definitions for tachometer

tachometer

/ (tæˈkɒmɪtə) /

noun

any device for measuring speed, esp the rate of revolution of a shaft. Tachometers (rev counters) are often fitted to cars to indicate the number of revolutions per minute of the engine

Derived forms of tachometer

tachometric (ˌtækəˈmɛtrɪk) or tachometrical, adjectivetachometrically, adverbtachometry, noun

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Medical definitions for tachometer

tachometer

[ tă-kŏm′ĭ-tər ]

n.

An instrument used to measure the rotations per minute of a rotating shaft.

单词	tachometer
释义	tachometer [ ta-kom-i-ter, tuh- ] / tæˈkɒm ɪ tər, tə- / noun any of various instruments for measuring or indicating velocity or speed, as of a machine, a river, or the blood. an instrument measuring revolutions per minute, as of an engine. Origin of tachometer First recorded in 1800–10; tacho- + -meter OTHER WORDS FROM tachometer tach·o·met·ri·cal·ly [tak-uh-me-trik-lee], /ˌtæk əˈmɛ trɪk li/, adverbta·chom·e·try, noun Words nearby tachometer tachisme, tachistoscope, tacho-, tachogram, tachograph, tachometer, tachy-, tachyarrhythmia, tachycardia, tachycardia-bradycardia syndrome, tachycardiac Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tachometer A tachometer was also employed to observe the number of turns that the screw was making in a minute. Artificial and Natural Flight\|Hiram S. Maxim He watched his tachometer, which indicated his revolutions per minute. The Flying Reporter\|Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss There is a gear which serves to drive the magnetos and tachometer, also the air pump. Aviation Engines\|Victor Wilfred Pag The engine was next started and the number of revolutions of the propellers counted by a tachometer. Langley Memoir on Mechanical Flight, Parts I and II\|S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley and Charles M. (Charles Matthews) Manly I guess the first thing that Lindy watched was the tachometer. Famous Flyers\|David Goodger (goodger@python.org) British Dictionary definitions for tachometer tachometer / (tæˈkɒmɪtə) / noun any device for measuring speed, esp the rate of revolution of a shaft. Tachometers (rev counters) are often fitted to cars to indicate the number of revolutions per minute of the engine Derived forms of tachometer tachometric (ˌtækəˈmɛtrɪk) or tachometrical, adjectivetachometrically, adverbtachometry, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for tachometer tachometer [ tă-kŏm′ĭ-tər ] n. An instrument used to measure the rotations per minute of a rotating shaft. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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