A device that measures the revolutions per minute of a revolving shaft.
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Examples for "tachometer"
Examples for "tachometer"
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He steps on the accelerator and the tachometer shoots way up.
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It is displayed on a tachometer located on the instrument panel.
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If he had, you'd see the tachometer needle drop as the rpms fall.
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Dashboard houses a kilowatt power meter instead of a tachometer.
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At the top of the screen, a tachometer-like gauge slowly inches toward the red zone.
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Why do modest family cars need rev-counters?
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Henry kept his eye on the revolution-counter; when the needle touched the twelve hundred mark, he threw the helicopter screws out of gear.