tachometer

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Greek tachy-, 'fast' + -meter

[edit] Noun

tachometer (plural tachometers)

1. A device for measuring the revolutions per minute (RPMs) of a revolving shaft, as with the driveshaft of an automobile.
2. A device for measuring or indicating velocity or speed, as of blood, a river, a machine, etc..

[edit] Translations

Finnish: kierroslukumittari

Italian: tachimetro m.

[edit] Related terms

• tachymeter