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tachometer::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | tach |
| Type of | measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system |
| Has types | tachograph |
Examples of tachometer
tachometer
Flip the shifter to the left into sport mode and the tachometer springs to life.
From the dailynews.com
A tachometer is mounted at the forward end of the console under the dashboard.
From the washingtontimes.com
The Plum team of 11 used a digital tachometer to measure the bar's lightning speed.
From the post-gazette.com
Tachometer and other gauges and warning lights are lower, in the normal spot.
From the usatoday.com
In the days before electronic speed limiters, the tachometer red lines at 5,300 rpm.
From the washingtontimes.com
The outermost ring is an analog speedometer and the center ring an analog tachometer.
From the latimes.com
The tachometer is in front of the driver, suggesting engine speed is what's important.
From the usatoday.com
The engine hits the 7800 rpm yellow line on the tachometer with a purr instead of a groan.
From the businessweek.com
You're only aware of the engine restarting if you watch the tachometer.
From the freep.com
- Measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation
- A tachometer (also called a revolution-counter, "Tach", rev-counter, or RPM gauge) is an instrument that measures the rotation speed of a shaft or disk, as in a motor or other machine. ...
- (tachometry) The use of a tachometer
- An optical sensor designed specifically to count light impulses through a turning propeller and read out the engine RPM.
- Used to measure the speed of rotation of a gear or shaft or other rotating part of the engine.
- Or TACHYMETER Function measuring the speed at which the wearer runs over a given distance. The tachometer scale is calibrated to show the speed of a moving object, such as a vehicle, over a known distance. The standard length on which the calibration is based is always shown on the dial, e.g. ...
- Instrument for measuring speed over a measured distance. A racing car covers 1 mile in 30 seconds. The sweep second hand, when stopped at the end of the mile, would point to the 120 on the tachometer. The average speed in 120mph.
- A gauge that measures engine revolutions per minute.
- An instrument for measuring the speed of the engine crankshaft in revolutions per minute (RPM).
