Definition of Tachometer

1. Noun. Measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation.

Exact synonyms: Tach
Generic synonyms: Measuring Device, Measuring Instrument, Measuring System
Specialized synonyms: Tachograph

Definition of Tachometer

1. n. An instrument for measuring the velocity, or indicating changes in the velocity, of a moving body or substance.

Definition of Tachometer

1. Noun. A device for measuring the revolutions per minute (RPMs) of a revolving shaft, as with the driveshaft of an automobile. ¹

2. Noun. A device for measuring or indicating velocity or speed, as of blood, a river, a machine, etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tachometer

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Tachometer

1. An instrument for measuring the velocity, or indicating changes in the velocity, of a moving body or substance. Specifically: An instrument for measuring the velocity of running water in a river or canal, consisting of a wheel with inclined vanes, which is turned by the current. The rotations of the wheel are recorded by clockwork. An instrument for showing at any moment the speed of a revolving shaft, consisting of a delicate revolving conical pendulum which is driven by the shaft, and the action of which by change of speed moves a pointer which indicates the speed on a graduated dial. An instrument for measuring the velocity of the blood; a haematachometer. Origin: Gr. Swiftness, speed (fr. Quick): cf. F. Tachometre. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tachometer

tachist
tachiste
tachistes
tachistesthesia
tachistoscope
tachistoscopes
tachistoscopic
tachists
tacho
tachocline
tachoclines
tachogram
tachograph
tachographs
tachography
tachometer (current term)
tachometers
tachometre
tachometres
tachometry
tachos
tachs
tachy-
tachyarrhythmia
tachyarrhythmias
tachyauxesis
tachybradycardia syndrome
tachycardia
tachycardia-bradycardia syndrome
tachycardia en salves

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