Tachometer

See also: tachometer

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τᾰ́χος (tắkhos, “speed”) + μέτρον (métron, “something used to measure”), since the first half of the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌtaxoˈmeːtɐ/, [ˌtʰaxoˈmeːtʰɐ]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Tachometer m or n (strong, genitive Tachometers, plural Tachometer)

1. speedometer

   Synonyms: Geschwindigkeitsmesser, (colloquial) Tacho

2. (uncommon) tachometer (device measuring revolutions per minute)

   Synonym: Drehzahlmesser

Declension

Declension of Tachometer [masculine // neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Tachometer	die	Tachometer
genitive	eines	des	Tachometers	der	Tachometer
dative	einem	dem	Tachometer	den	Tachometern
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Tachometer	die	Tachometer

Derived terms

• Tacho m (clipping)

Further reading

• Tachometer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Tachometer”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Tachometer” in Duden online
• “Tachometer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon