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Odometer Pronunciation
Odometer is pronounced oh-DAH-muh-ter, IPA /ˌoʊˈdɑmətɝ/.
oh-DAH-muh-ter
US /ˌoʊˈdɑmətɝ/ · UK /əʊˈdɒmɪtə/
Syllables: oh · DAH · muh · ter (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The instrument in a vehicle that records the distance travelled.
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Odometer in a Sentence
- The odometer had turned over at ninety thousand miles.
- Nobody looked at the odometer before signing for the van.
- A broken odometer makes a used car hard to value.
Common Mispronunciations of Odometer
Not oh-doh-MEE-ter
Every instrument in this family pulls the volume onto the syllable just before meter: thermometer, barometer, speedometer, odometer.
Not AH-duh-mee-ter
DAH is the loud beat, and the meter part shrinks to muh-ter with no long ee left in it.
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