speedometre
speedometre is the alternative form of speedometer.
Meaning of speedometer
Noun
speedometer (plural speedometers)
- An instrument located within the dashboard of a vehicle that measures and indicates the current speed of the vehicle.
- Although it might be thought that drivers would naturally refer constantly to the speedometer, older drivers who come to diesel driving after years of steam experience without the help of speedometers, as well as those on steam engines which have been equipped with speedometers in recent years...1962 December, “Talking of Trains: Derailment at Lincoln”, in Modern Railways, page 375
- Synonyms:
- speedo, velocimeter
- Such a device incorporating an odometer.
Forms of speedometre
| plural | speedometres |
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Origin of speedometre
From speed + -o- + -metre.
Questions about speedometre
- What is speedometre the alternative form of?
- Speedometre is the alternative form of speedometer.
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