odo
1
9.9
- noun
- /ˈoʊdoʊ/
- Informal
- The seller offered to send me a picture of the odo reading to prove it was low.
Examples
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The heraldic fish-legged Oba with the ukhure ovbi-odo serves as an emblematic portrait.
Academic text (1990) -
True, the seller says the odo displays 69k miles, but any remotely serious buyer knows that it's not the original odo.
Blog text (7) -
Seller doesn't state that the odo has 69k miles.
Blog text (7) -
True, the seller says the odo displays 69k miles, but any remotely serious buyer knows that it's not the original odo.
Blog text (7) -
But given the "odo broken" status at the auction Steven attended, I personally wouldn't take it at face value unless there's a service history to back it up.
Blog text (7) -
Somebody somewhere has clearly got it wrong, but I have to repeat that just because the auction listing claimed a 17-digit VIN and inop odo doesn't mean it's true.
Blog text (7) -
The fish-legged figure holding the ukhurhe ovbi-odo pestle-staff expresses the numinous, paradoxical authority of this ancient motif.
Academic text (1990) -
The car has a digital odo that shows the distance traveled in kilometers.
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Before buying a used vehicle, always check the odo for accurate mileage.
Synonyms
30
2.4
The total distance travelled measured in miles
12
3.9
A tool in a car that shows how far it has travelled
A device that shows how far a vehicle has traveled
A device in a vehicle that shows how many miles it has traveled
A device in a vehicle that shows how many miles it has traveled
Surface Forms
Etymology
Odo is a short form of odometer, which comes from the Greek hodos 'road' and -meter 'measure'. So an odo shows how far a car has traveled — it 'measures the road', just like speedometer uses -meter to show speed.