speedometer

noun

speed·​om·​e·​ter spi-ˈdä-mə-tər 

1

: an instrument for indicating speed : tachometer

2

: an instrument for indicating distance traversed as well as speed of travel

also : odometer

Examples of speedometer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The trooper reportedly clocked the vehicle’s speed by speedometer at over 130 mph, state police said. —Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2025

One night, the display went out and only showed the speedometer and the current gear. —Scott Kramer, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025

For example, a Class 1 bike has a motor that kicks in when a rider is pedaling and tops out at 20 mph; a Class 3 motor is meant to stop at 28 mph, and those bikes include speedometers. —Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 27 Dec. 2024

The poster said that the dessert was meant to showcase a car speedometer with the dial pointing to 54—his age. —Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

speed entry 1 + -o- + -meter

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for speedometer

• barometer
• bolometer
• chronometer
• geometer
• hydrometer
• hygrometer
• kilometer
• micrometer
• odometer
• photometer
• psychrometer
• pycnometer

Kids Definition

speedometer

noun

speed·​om·​e·​ter spi-ˈdäm-ət-ər 

1

: an instrument that measures speed

2

: an instrument that both measures speed and records distance traveled