Odometer

/əˈdɒmɪtə/

Meaning & Definition

noun

An instrument used in a vehicle to measure the distance traveled.

Before selling the car, make sure to check the odometer to see how many miles it has been driven.

A device that records the total number of miles driven by a vehicle.

The car's odometer read 120,000 miles, which raised concerns about its long-term reliability.

A device that is often used in automobiles and bicycles to digitally or mechanically display distance.

He noted the odometer reading before departing for his road trip to track the distance traveled.

From Latin 'odometra', from 'odo-' (path) + 'metron' (to measure).

roll over the odometer

to reach a point where the odometer resets to zero.

check the odometer

to examine the distance recorded by the odometer.

speedometer

An instrument that measures and displays the speed of a vehicle.

trip meter

A feature that records the distance of individual trips.

Rolling back the odometer

He got in trouble for rolling back the odometer to sell the car for more money.