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What is a tachometer?

What is a tachometer? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A device for measuring the revolutions per minute (RPMs) of a revolving shaft, as with the driveshaft of an automobile.
  2. A device for measuring or indicating velocity or speed, as of blood, a river, a machine, etc.
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It consists of an analogue tachometer with a digital LCD for speed, odometer, dual tripmeters, clock and water temperature.
Ken peered over his oxygen mask at the tachometer and cylinder head temperature gauges for number three.
The multi-colour gauges light up in grey for the tachometer and blue for the speedometer.
The rpm speed of the engine shall be measured by means of an independent instrument, e.g. a roller bed and a tachometer.
The engine smoothly transitions from gushing low-rpm torque to screaming for redline when the full span of the tachometer is exploited.
When he cleared the bend he would release the brake and the car would leap forward as the revs soared towards the 7000 mark on the tachometer.

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