ta|chom|e|ter

ta|chom|e|ter
ta|chom|e|ter «tuh KOM uh tuhr», noun.
1. an instrument for measuring the speed of rotation, as of a shaft or wheel.
2. any one of various instruments for measuring or indicating speed, as of a river or the blood.
[< Greek táchos speed + English -meter]

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