tach

noun

Examples of tach in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Pulling out onto the main road, the Elantra N's engine revved up like a classic, angry turbo-four and double-timed once the tach needle swept past 4,500 rpm. Peter Nelson, Ars Technica, 1 June 2024 The torque starts low in the rev range and pours on smoothly and sweetly as the tach swings upward. Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2023 The engine's 530 horses arrive when the tach hits 7100 rpm, and 448 pound-feet of torque comes online at 5600 revs. Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 1 Aug. 2023 The information array consists of a big tach, a big speedo, smaller temp and fuel gauges, and a clock. Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 18 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for tach 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1930, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tach was circa 1930

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“Tach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tach. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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