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speedometer
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speed·om·e·ter

noun \spi-ˈdä-mə-tər\

Definition of SPEEDOMETER

1
: an instrument for indicating speed : tachometer
2
: an instrument for indicating distance traversed as well as speed of travel; also : odometer
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First Known Use of SPEEDOMETER

1903

Rhymes with SPEEDOMETER

barometer, ceilometer, chronometer, cyclometer, ergometer, Fathometer, gasometer, geometer, hydrometer, hygrometer, kilometer, manometer, micrometer, odometer, pedometer, photometer, pyrometer, rheometer, seismometer, spectrometer, tachometer, thermometer, viscometer

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