What is "hodometer"

odometer \o*dom"e*ter\ ([-o]*d[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n. [Gr. "odo`metron, "odo`metros, an instrument for measuring distance; "odo`s way + me`tron measure: cf. F. odom['e]tre, hodom['e]tre. See also hodometer.] An instrument attached to a vehicle or connected, as by a flexible cable, to the wheel of a vehicle, which measures the distance traversed.

2. A hodometer.

hodometer \ho*dom"e*ter\ (h[-o]*d[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n. [Gr. "odo`metron, "odo`metros, an instrument for measuring distance; "odo`s way, path, road + me`tron measure: cf. F. odom['e]tre, hodom['e]tre. See also odometer.] A device for measuring the length of a path, consisting of a wheel of known circumference attached to a rod held in the hand, and pushed along a surface, which is usually the ground or a floor. The number of times the wheel makes a complete circle multiplied by the circumference is a measure of the length of the path traversed. It may be used to measure distances on curved as well as straight paths. A variant which registers the miles and rods traversed is sometimes used by surveyors.

n. (dated form of odometer English)

n. a meter that shows mileage traversed [syn: odometer, mileometer, milometer]

Hodometer may refer to:

• Hodometer, an older name for an Odometer, a device for measuring the distance travelled by a vehicle
• Hodometer, a Surveyor's wheel, a device for measuring distance. Also called a waywiser or perambulator.