tachymeter

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noun

A surveying instrument for quickly finding distances.

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Meanings

nountachymeter (plural tachymeters)

plural tachymeters

  1. A surveying instrument for quickly finding distances.
  2. A speed indicator; a tachometer.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna theodolite designed for rapid measurements

Similar
tacheometer
Broader
theodolitetransit

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From tachy- + -meter.

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Translations

Catalan taquímetre
  • taquímetresurveying instrument
Dutch tachymeter
  • tachymetersurveying instrument
Finnish takymetri
  • takymetrisurveying instrument
French tachymètre
  • tachymètresurveying instrument
German Tachymeter
  • Tachymetersurveying instrument
Malay takimeter
  • takimetersurveying instrument
Polish tachimetr
  • tachimetrsurveying instrument
Portuguese taquímetro, tacómetro
  • taquímetrosurveying instrument
  • tacómetrosurveying instrument
Romanian tahimetru
  • tahimetrusurveying instrument
Spanish taquímetro, taquímetro
  • taquímetrosurveying instrument
  • taquímetrotachometer
Vietnamese máy toàn đạc
  • máy toàn đạcsurveying instrument
Cite this entry
APA

tachymeter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tachymeter

MLA

“tachymeter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tachymeter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tachymeter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tachymeter.

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