tachometer
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ta·chom·e·ter
(tă-kŏm′ĭ-tər, tə-)n.
An instrument used to measure the rotations per minute of a rotating shaft.
[Greek takhos, speed + -meter.]
tach′o·met′ric (tăk′ə-mĕt′rĭk) adj.
ta·chom′e·try n.
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tachometer
(tæˈkɒmɪtə)n
(Automotive Engineering) any device for measuring speed, esp the rate of revolution of a shaft. Tachometers (rev counters) are often fitted to cars to indicate the number of revolutions per minute of the engine
tachometric, ˌtachoˈmetrical adj
ˌtachoˈmetrically adv
taˈchometry n
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ta•chom•e•ter
(tæˈkɒm ɪ tər, tə-)n.
an instrument for measuring or indicating speed, esp. of rotation.
[1800–10]
tach•o•met•ri•cal•ly (ˌtæk əˈmɛ trɪk li) adv.
ta•chom′e•try, n.
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tachometer
an instrument for measuring revolutions per minute, especially of an internal combustion engine.
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| Noun | 1. | tachometer - measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotationmeasuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something tachograph - a tachometer that produces a graphical record of its readings; used to record the speed and duration of trips in a motor vehicle |
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tachometer
n → Drehzahlmesser m
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tachometer - measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation