TACHOMETER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tachometer mean? 

• TACHOMETER (noun)
  The noun TACHOMETER has 1 sense:

1. measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation

  Familiarity information: TACHOMETER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TACHOMETER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

tach; tachometer

Hypernyms ("tachometer" is a kind of...):

measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tachometer"):

tachograph (a tachometer that produces a graphical record of its readings; used to record the speed and duration of trips in a motor vehicle)