English words for 'The use of a tachometer'
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noun
verb
noun
- A device that measures things.
- A parking meter or similar device for collecting payment.
- US standard spelling of metre (“the rhythm or measure in language”).
- (American spelling) A line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen it.
- US standard spelling of metre (“unit of measure”).
- any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity
- the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
- rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
- (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
verb
- (technology, transitive) To mark the scale of a measuring instrument.
- (firearms, transitive) To measure the caliber of a tube or gun.
- (technology, transitive) To check or adjust by comparison with a standard.
- make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
- measure the caliber of
- mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units
verb
noun
- A measuring or displaying device.
- (law) A legal document, such as a contract, deed, trust, mortgage, power, indenture, or will.
- A device used to produce music.
- A means or agency for achieving an aspect.
- A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement.
- (figuratively) A person used as a mere tool for achieving a goal.
- (aviation, usually in the plural) Ellipsis of flight instrument.
- the means whereby some act is accomplished
- a device that requires skill for proper use
- a person used by another to gain an end
- any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
- the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
- (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
noun
- A value indicated by a measuring device.
- the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments
- The extent of what one has read.
- The process of interpreting written language.
- An event at which written material is read aloud.
- (textual criticism) The wording of a version of a text in a particular place or context.
- The process of interpreting a symbol, a sign or a measuring device.
- A piece of literature or passage of scripture read aloud to an audience.
- (education, uncountable) The content of a reading list.
- (linguistics) A pronunciation associated with a particular character or word; particularly in East Asian scripts.
- Something to read; reading material.
- (go, uncountable) The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually placing stones.
- (by extension) An interpretation.
- (politics, law) One of several stages a bill passes through before becoming law.
- a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
- written material intended to be read
- a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
- a particular interpretation or performance
- a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
- the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
verb
noun
noun
- A barometer.
- (countable, uncountable, by extension) Any amorphous solid (one without a regular crystal lattice).
- A mirror.
- (countable) A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material.
- (attributive, in names of species) Transparent or translucent.
- (basketball, colloquial) The backboard.
- (metonymic) The quantity of liquid contained in such a vessel.
- A magnifying glass or loupe.
- (uncountable, photography, informal) Lenses, considered collectively.
- (uncountable) Glassware.
- A telescope.
- (usually uncountable) An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and lime is added).
- (ice hockey) The clear, protective screen surrounding a hockey rink.
- a container made of glass for holding liquids while drinking
- a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
- a small refracting telescope
- the quantity a glass will hold
- a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror
- an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
- glassware collectively
verb
- (transitive) To smooth or polish (leather, etc.), by rubbing it with a glass burnisher.
- (transitive) To fit with glass; to glaze.
- (transitive, science fiction) To bombard an area with such intensity (by means of a nuclear bomb, fusion bomb, etc) as to melt the landscape into glass.
- (transitive, UK, colloquial) To strike (someone), particularly in the face, with a drinking glass with the intent of causing injury.
- (intransitive) To become glassy.
- (transitive) To view through an optical instrument such as binoculars.
- (transitive) To make glassy.
- (transitive) Clipping of fibreglass (“to fit, cover, fill, or build, with fibreglass-reinforced resin composite (fiberglass)”).
- (transitive) To enclose in glass.
- put in a glass container
- furnish with glass
- scan (game in the forest) with binoculars
- become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance
- enclose with glass
noun
- A device resembling a drawing compass and used to transfer measurements of length.
- A physical object for dividing up a space.
- An electronic device for separating a signal, frequency, etc., into two or more parts.
- A piece of card placed in a ring binder to separate groups of documents.
- The median (US) or central reservation (UK) of a highway or other road where traffic in opposite directions are kept separated.
- One who or that which divides or separates.
- a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
- a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics
- a drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurements
- a person who separates something into parts or groups
noun
- a measuring instrument or device for keeping time
- a clerk who keeps track of the hours worked by employees
- (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed
- (usually with adjective) A person (or something controlled by a person) that is punctual.
- A person who keeps records of the hours of attendance of employees.
- A device that shows the time; a timepiece.
- (music) The group member who controls the rhythm of the music when a group of musicians play together.
- (sports) A person who records the time elapsed in a sporting event.
noun
- a measuring instrument or device for keeping time
- A watch (a small portable device used to tell the time of day), particularly one lacking a chime or similar sounding mechanism.
- A chronometer (any device used to tell the time of day), particularly a clock lacking a chime or similar sounding mechanism.
noun
noun
verb
noun
- A device that measures things.
- A parking meter or similar device for collecting payment.
- US standard spelling of metre (“the rhythm or measure in language”).
- (American spelling) A line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen it.
- US standard spelling of metre (“unit of measure”).
- any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity
- the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
- rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
- (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
noun
- A value indicated by a measuring device.
- the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments
- The extent of what one has read.
- The process of interpreting written language.
- An event at which written material is read aloud.
- (textual criticism) The wording of a version of a text in a particular place or context.
- The process of interpreting a symbol, a sign or a measuring device.
- A piece of literature or passage of scripture read aloud to an audience.
- (education, uncountable) The content of a reading list.
- (linguistics) A pronunciation associated with a particular character or word; particularly in East Asian scripts.
- Something to read; reading material.
- (go, uncountable) The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually placing stones.
- (by extension) An interpretation.
- (politics, law) One of several stages a bill passes through before becoming law.
- a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
- written material intended to be read
- a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
- a particular interpretation or performance
- a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
- the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
verb
verb
noun
- A measuring or displaying device.
- (law) A legal document, such as a contract, deed, trust, mortgage, power, indenture, or will.
- A device used to produce music.
- A means or agency for achieving an aspect.
- A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement.
- (figuratively) A person used as a mere tool for achieving a goal.
- (aviation, usually in the plural) Ellipsis of flight instrument.
- the means whereby some act is accomplished
- a device that requires skill for proper use
- a person used by another to gain an end
- any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
- the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
- (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
noun
noun
- A barometer.
- (countable, uncountable, by extension) Any amorphous solid (one without a regular crystal lattice).
- A mirror.
- (countable) A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material.
- (attributive, in names of species) Transparent or translucent.
- (basketball, colloquial) The backboard.
- (metonymic) The quantity of liquid contained in such a vessel.
- A magnifying glass or loupe.
- (uncountable, photography, informal) Lenses, considered collectively.
- (uncountable) Glassware.
- A telescope.
- (usually uncountable) An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and lime is added).
- (ice hockey) The clear, protective screen surrounding a hockey rink.
- a container made of glass for holding liquids while drinking
- a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
- a small refracting telescope
- the quantity a glass will hold
- a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror
- an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
- glassware collectively
verb
- (transitive) To smooth or polish (leather, etc.), by rubbing it with a glass burnisher.
- (transitive) To fit with glass; to glaze.
- (transitive, science fiction) To bombard an area with such intensity (by means of a nuclear bomb, fusion bomb, etc) as to melt the landscape into glass.
- (transitive, UK, colloquial) To strike (someone), particularly in the face, with a drinking glass with the intent of causing injury.
- (intransitive) To become glassy.
- (transitive) To view through an optical instrument such as binoculars.
- (transitive) To make glassy.
- (transitive) Clipping of fibreglass (“to fit, cover, fill, or build, with fibreglass-reinforced resin composite (fiberglass)”).
- (transitive) To enclose in glass.
- put in a glass container
- furnish with glass
- scan (game in the forest) with binoculars
- become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance
- enclose with glass
noun
- A device resembling a drawing compass and used to transfer measurements of length.
- A physical object for dividing up a space.
- An electronic device for separating a signal, frequency, etc., into two or more parts.
- A piece of card placed in a ring binder to separate groups of documents.
- The median (US) or central reservation (UK) of a highway or other road where traffic in opposite directions are kept separated.
- One who or that which divides or separates.
- a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
- a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics
- a drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurements
- a person who separates something into parts or groups
noun
- a measuring instrument or device for keeping time
- a clerk who keeps track of the hours worked by employees
- (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed
- (usually with adjective) A person (or something controlled by a person) that is punctual.
- A person who keeps records of the hours of attendance of employees.
- A device that shows the time; a timepiece.
- (music) The group member who controls the rhythm of the music when a group of musicians play together.
- (sports) A person who records the time elapsed in a sporting event.
noun
- a measuring instrument or device for keeping time
- A watch (a small portable device used to tell the time of day), particularly one lacking a chime or similar sounding mechanism.
- A chronometer (any device used to tell the time of day), particularly a clock lacking a chime or similar sounding mechanism.
verb
noun
- A device that measures things.
- A parking meter or similar device for collecting payment.
- US standard spelling of metre (“the rhythm or measure in language”).
- (American spelling) A line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen it.
- US standard spelling of metre (“unit of measure”).
- any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity
- the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
- rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
- (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
verb
- (technology, transitive) To mark the scale of a measuring instrument.
- (firearms, transitive) To measure the caliber of a tube or gun.
- (technology, transitive) To check or adjust by comparison with a standard.
- make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
- measure the caliber of
- mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units
verb
noun
- A measuring or displaying device.
- (law) A legal document, such as a contract, deed, trust, mortgage, power, indenture, or will.
- A device used to produce music.
- A means or agency for achieving an aspect.
- A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement.
- (figuratively) A person used as a mere tool for achieving a goal.
- (aviation, usually in the plural) Ellipsis of flight instrument.
- the means whereby some act is accomplished
- a device that requires skill for proper use
- a person used by another to gain an end
- any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
- the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
- (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right