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   hodometer (hṓ‑dŏmˈḗ‑tẽr), n. [Gr. ὁδόμετρον, ὁδόμετρος, an instrument for measuring distance; ὁδός way, path, road  + μέτρον measure: cf. F. odométre, hodométre.  See also odometer.] A device for measuring the length of a path, consisting of a wheel of known circumference attached to a rod held in the hand, and pushed along a surface, which is usually the ground or a floor.  The number of times the wheel makes a complete circle multiplied by the circumference is a measure of the length of the path traversed.  It may be used to measure distances on curved as well as straight paths.  A variant which registers the miles and rods traversed is sometimes used by surveyors.
   
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   odometer (ṓ‑dŏmˈḗ‑tẽr), n. [Gr. ὁδόμετρον, ὁδόμετρος, an instrument for measuring distance; ὁδός way + μέτρον measure: cf. F. odométre, hodométre.  See also hodometer.] An instrument attached to a vehicle or connected, as by a flexible cable, to the wheel of a vehicle, which measures the distance traversed.
   
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   2. A hodometer.
   
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