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milometer

milometer

5.3
A device in a vehicle that shows how many miles it has traveled
  • noun
  • /mɪˈlɒmɪtər/
  • Specialized
: miliometro
  • The old car’s milometer showed it had traveled over 100,000 miles.

Examples

  • Please note down the reading from the milometer before returning the vehicle.

  • After their road trip, they checked the milometer to see how far they'd gone.

  • The milometer showed that we had traveled 150 miles.

  • Can you check the milometer before we leave?

  • The milometer indicated that we had traveled 120 miles since our last stop.

  • Before setting out on a long journey, always check the milometer for accuracy.

  • During the trip, the milometer recorded every mile until we reached our destination.

Synonyms

odometer
vsmilometer
12 3.9

A tool in a car that shows how far it has travelled

measures distance only in miles, not in general units
odo
vsmilometer
  • Informal
1 9.9

A meter in a vehicle that shows how far it has traveled

is the full, formal term rather than an informal short form
mileometer
vsmilometer
  • Specialized
6.8

A device in a vehicle that shows how many miles it has traveled

shows distance specifically in miles rather than other measurement units
hodometer
vsmilometer
  • Archaic
9.9

A device that shows how far a vehicle has traveled

is limited to miles specifically rather than general distance units

Surface Forms

milometer singular
milometers plural
millemetres plural
millemetre singular

Morphology

milometer = mile (transparent) = mile + ometer

The word is transparently built from 'mile' plus an instrument-forming suffix, so its meaning as a device that records miles is easy to infer.

Etymology

Milometer comes from two simple parts, mile and meter, where meter means 'measure'. So a milometer is a 'mile-measurer', which is why it shows how many miles a vehicle has traveled.