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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
hodometer \ho*dom"e*ter\ (h[-o]*d[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n. [Gr.
"odo`metron, "odo`metros, an instrument for measuring
distance; "odo`s way, path, road + me`tron measure: cf. F.
odom['e]tre, hodom['e]tre. See also {odometer}.]
A device for measuring the length of a path, consisting of a
wheel of known circumference attached to a rod held in the
hand, and pushed along a surface, which is usually the ground
or a floor. The number of times the wheel makes a complete
circle multiplied by the circumference is a measure of the
length of the path traversed. It may be used to measure
distances on curved as well as straight paths. A variant
which registers the miles and rods traversed is sometimes
used by surveyors.
[PJC + 1913 Webster]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
odometer \o*dom"e*ter\ ([-o]*d[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n. [Gr.
"odo`metron, "odo`metros, an instrument for measuring
distance; "odo`s way + me`tron measure: cf. F. odom['e]tre,
hodom['e]tre. See also {hodometer}.]
An instrument attached to a vehicle or connected, as by a
flexible cable, to the wheel of a vehicle, which measures the
distance traversed.
[1913 Webster]
2. A {hodometer}.
[1913 Webster +PJC]