About The Word Tachometer
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Tachometer
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What's The Definition Of Tachometer?
[n] measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation
Synonyms | Synonyms for Tachometer: tach Related Terms | Find terms related to Tachometer: See Also | measuring device | measuring instrument | measuring system | tachograph Tachometer In Webster's Dictionary \Ta*chom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? swiftness, speed (fr.
tachy`s quick) + -meter: cf. F. tachom[`e]tre.]
An instrument for measuring the velocity, or indicating
changes in the velocity, of a moving body or substance.
Specifically:
(a) An instrument for measuring the velocity of running water
in a river or canal, consisting of a wheel with inclined
vanes, which is turned by the current. The rotations of
the wheel are recorded by clockwork.
(b) An instrument for showing at any moment the speed of a
revolving shaft, consisting of a delicate revolving
conical pendulum which is driven by the shaft, and the
action of which by change of speed moves a pointer which
indicates the speed on a graduated dial.
(c) (Physiol.) An instrument for measuring the velocity of
the blood; a h[ae]matachometer.
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