SPEEDOMETER

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 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)

Sense 1

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)