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Odometer vs Oedometer - What's the difference?

odometer | oedometer |

As nouns the difference between odometer and oedometer

is that odometer is an instrument attached to the wheel of a vehicle, to measure the distance traversed while oedometer is (geology) a device used for measuring the consolidation properties of soil.

odometer

English

(wikipedia odometer)

Alternative forms

* hodometer (dated) * odometre (nonstandard)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An instrument attached to the wheel of a vehicle, to measure the distance traversed.
  • A wheel used by surveyors, which registers distance traversed.

    • oedometer

    English

    Noun

    (oedometer test) (en noun)
  • (geology) A device used for measuring the consolidation properties of soil