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TACHOMETER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tachometer mean?
• TACHOMETER (noun)
The noun TACHOMETER has 1 sense:
1. measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation
Familiarity information: TACHOMETER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
tach; tachometer
Hypernyms ("tachometer" is a kind of...):
measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tachometer"):
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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