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It displays the total miles or kilometers traveled by the drive wheels on the vehicle
since the odometer was installed or reset. Wikipedia has more info in their odometer
post, and a link is provided.
Strictly speaking, the odometer of an automobile counts revolutions of the wheels. The practical application is in its use for measuring the distance the car has traveled. Our crack automotive engineers know how to derive distance from wheel revolutions, because they know the diameter of the tire, and they know how to use the diameter to calculate how far the wheel rolls with each revolution.
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What is decimal odometer?
Odometer is the device present in the automobile that is used to measure the speed of the vehicle and distance covered by it
What do odometer and speedometer in an automobile measure?
Odos measure the distance travelled and speedos measure speed at that movement
What is an odometer and what does it measure?
Odometer is a device to measure the speed of vehicles. So it is also known as Speedometer.
The odometer of an automobile shows tenths of a mile how many feet are in 1 mi?
5280
How long is an odometer?
An odometer isn't a unit of distance, it's an instrument used to measure distance.
What is the uses of an odometer?
To measure distance traveled.
What tool do you use to measure miles?
odometer
What tool is the tool we measure a mile?
An odometer.
Is an odometer a tool to measure a baseball?
No. Odometer measure the traveled distance of a wheeled vehicle. A ruler or a vernier caliper would be better for measuring a baseball.
How many kilometers are in 5 milometers?
A milometer is an odometer such as used in an automobile. The question does not make sense.
How do you install a odometer in a vehicle to read a kilometre?
Odometer is an instrument that can measure miles or kilometer depending on how it is calibrated
How could you measure distance traveled by a car?
The vehicles odometer records the mileage for you.
