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# speedometer

noun (a speedometer, speedometers)

«speedometer» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

An instrument in a car, bike, train or other vehicle that shows how fast it is going. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speedometer/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life a car's speedometer shows speed in miles per hour (UK and USA) or kilometres per hour (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland). In maths and science lessons, it links to speed = distance ÷ time; road safety lessons remind drivers to keep to speed limits.

### Examples

- The speedometer showed 30 miles per hour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speedometer/#x1)
- Dad checked the speedometer as we passed the school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speedometer/#x2)
- My bike has a little speedometer on the handlebars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speedometer/#x3)
- In Ireland, speedometers show kilometres per hour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speedometer/#x4)
- The needle on the speedometer went up as the train sped along. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speedometer/#x5)
- The speedometer reads 0 when the car is parked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speedometer/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Say «spee-DOM-ih-ter». A speedometer shows speed at this moment, not average speed. In maths: 60 mph means 60 miles in one hour; 1 mile ≈ 1.6 km.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «speedometer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speedometer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«speedometer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/speedometer.html) on Mova free.