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Speedometer vs Tachymeter - What's the difference?

speedometer | tachymeter |

As nouns the difference between speedometer and tachymeter

is that speedometer is a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle while tachymeter is a surveying instrument for quickly finding distances.

speedometer

English

Alternative forms

* speedometre (nonstandard)

Noun

(wikipedia speedometer) (en noun)
  • A device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle.
  • Such a device incorporating an odometer.

    • Synonyms

    * (device that measures speed) tachometer

    tachymeter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A surveying instrument for quickly finding distances.

    • See also

    * tachometer