different between vehicle vs speedometer

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French véhicule, from Latin vehiculum (“a carriage, conveyance”), from vehere (“to carry”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?vi?.?.k?l/, /?v??.k?l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?vi.?.k?l/, /?vi?(h)?.k?l/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /?v??(?).k?l/
• Hyphenation: ve?hi?cle

Noun

vehicle (plural vehicles)

1. A conveyance; a device for carrying or transporting substances, objects or individuals.
2. A medium for expression of talent or views.

3. A liquid content (e.g. oil) which acts as a binding and drying agent in paint.
4. (pharmaceuticals) The main excipient (such as an oil or gel) that conveys the active ingredient of a drug.

5. An entity to achieve an end.

6. (Buddhism) A mode or method of spiritual practice; a yana.
7. (Hinduism) An animal or (rarely) a plant on which a Hindu deity rides or sits

Synonyms

• (Hinduism): vahan

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:vehicle

Derived terms

Related terms

• vector
• vectorial
• vectorize

Translations

Further reading

• vehicle in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• vehicle in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• vehicle at OneLook Dictionary Search

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin vehiculum.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /v??i.kl?/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /b??i.kl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ve?i.kle/

Noun

vehicle m (plural vehicles)

1. vehicle

Related terms

• vehicular

Further reading

• “vehicle” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

English

Alternative forms

• speedometre (nonstandard)

Etymology

speed +? -o- +? -meter

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sp??d??.m?.t??/, /spi??d?m.?.t?(?)/
• Rhymes: -?m?d??

Noun

speedometer (plural speedometers)

1. A device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle.
2. Such a device incorporating an odometer.

Synonyms

• (device that measures speed): speedo, tachometer, velocimeter

Translations

Anagrams

• speedometre

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Probably from English (not the same gender as other Bokmål words ending in meter)

Noun

speedometer n (definite singular speedometeret or speedometret, indefinite plural speedometer or speedometre, definite plural speedometra or speedometrene)

1. a speedometer

Synonyms

• fartsmåler

References

• “speedometer” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Probably from English (not the same gender as other Nynorsk words ending in meter)

Noun

speedometer n (definite singular speedometeret, indefinite plural speedometer, definite plural speedometera)

1. a speedometer

Synonyms

• fartsmålar

References

• “speedometer” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.