Hodometer vs. Odometer — What's the Difference?

Dated form of odometer

An odometer or odograph is an instrument used for measuring the distance traveled by a vehicle, such as a bicycle or car. The device may be electronic, mechanical, or a combination of the two (electromechanical).

A device for measuring the length of a path, consisting of a wheel of known circumference attached to a rod held in the hand, and pushed along a surface, which is usually the ground or a floor. The number of times the wheel makes a complete circle multiplied by the circumference is a measure of the length of the path traversed. It may be used to measure distances on curved as well as straight paths. A variant which registers the miles and rods traversed is sometimes used by surveyors.

An instrument for measuring the distance travelled by a wheeled vehicle.

A meter that shows mileage traversed

An instrument that indicates distance traveled by a vehicle.

An instrument, usually embedded within the speedometer of a vehicle, that measures the distance the vehicle has traveled since production.

A wheel used by surveyors, which registers distance traveled.

An instrument attached to a vehicle or connected, as by a flexible cable, to the wheel of a vehicle, which measures the distance traversed.

A hodometer.

A meter that shows mileage traversed