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odometer

/əʊˈdɒmɪtə(r)/noun

उच्चारण ओडॉमिटर

ओडोमीटर, दूरीमापी

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C] especially North American

    an instrument in a vehicle that measures and shows the total distance it has travelled

    ओडोमीटर, दूरीमापी

    • The odometer of the second-hand car showed 40,000 kilometres.
    • Check the odometer reading before you return the hired car.
    • The odometer of the bike showed 12,000 kilometres.
    + 2 more examples
    • He noticed that the odometer had stopped working.
    • A rolled-back odometer can hide the true age of a car.
?Which word?

Do not confuse an odometer (it shows the total distance travelled) and a speedometer (it shows how fast you are going).

Odometer (कुल तय की गई दूरी दिखाता है) और speedometer (वर्तमान गति दिखाता है) में भ्रम न करें।

§Grammar and usage

British and American: the usual British word is mileometer, but odometer is common in India.

British and American में ब्रिटिश शब्द आम तौर पर mileometer है, लेकिन भारत में odometer ही प्रचलित है।