SPEEDOMETER
Dictionary entry overview: What does speedometer mean? • SPEEDOMETER (noun)
The noun SPEEDOMETER has 1 sense:
1. a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed
Familiarity information: SPEEDOMETER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SPEEDOMETER (noun)
Meaning:
A meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
speed indicator; speedometer
Hypernyms ("speedometer" is a kind of...):
meter (any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "speedometer"):
machmeter (speedometer for measuring the speed of an aircraft relative to the speed of sound)
Holonyms ("speedometer" is a part of...):
automotive vehicle; motor vehicle (a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails)
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