hodometer
/hɔ'dɔmitə/ Cách viết khác : (viameter) /vai'æmitə/
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Definition
Noun: - A device or meter that measures and displays the distance traveled by a vehicle, typically in miles or kilometers; an odometer.
Usage
The word "hodometer" is a technical term, largely synonymous with the more common word "odometer." It is used to refer to the instrument in a vehicle that records the total distance the vehicle has traveled.
Examples
- The car's hodometer showed that it had traveled over 200,000 miles.
- Before buying the used truck, he checked the hodometer reading to assess its wear and tear.
- Early hodometers were mechanical devices attached to a wheel.
Advanced Usage
- Historical Context: The term "hodometer" (from Greek "way" + "measure") is an older term. In modern English, "odometer" is the standard and far more prevalent term for this device.
- Technical/Scientific Writing: "Hodometer" might occasionally appear in historical texts, technical manuals, or academic writing discussing the history of measurement.
Variants and Related Words
- Odometer (n): The standard modern term for a distance-measuring device in a vehicle.
- Mileometer/Milometer (n): A variant, chiefly British English, emphasizing measurement in miles.
- Trip meter (n): A secondary meter in a vehicle that can be reset to measure the distance of individual journeys.
- Speedometer (n): An instrument that measures and displays the instantaneous speed of a vehicle (related but distinct from a hodometer, which measures distance).
Synonyms
- Odometer
- Mileometer
- Distance meter
Notes on Meaning
"Hodometer" has a single, specific meaning: an instrument for measuring distance traveled. It does not have different meanings in common usage. The device it refers to is purely mechanical/digital and quantifiable, with no idiomatic or figurative uses.
Noun
- a meter that shows mileage traversed