taximeter

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French taximètre, from German Taxameter, coined from Medieval Latin taxa (“tax, charge”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (“to touch, handle”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtaksɪˌmiːtə/, /ˈtaksiˌmiːtə/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtæksiˌmitɚ/
(obsolete) IPA^(key): /tækˈsɪmɪtə(ɹ)/[1]

Noun

taximeter (plural taximeters)

A device installed in a taxicab that calculates the fare based upon distance travelled and waiting time.

Derived terms

taxi

Translations

device in a taxicab that calculates the fare

Asturian: taxímetru m
Catalan: taxímetre m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 計程器／计程器 (jìchéngqì), 計程表／计程表 (zh) (jìchéngbiǎo)
Finnish: taksamittari (fi)
French: taximètre (fr) m
Galician: taxímetro m
German: Taxameter (de) n or m
Greek: ταξίμετρο (el) n (taxímetro)
Hungarian: taxaméter
Icelandic: gjaldmælir m
Italian: tassametro m
Portuguese: taxímetro (pt) m
Russian: таксо́метр (ru) m (taksómetr)
Spanish: taxímetro (es) m
Swedish: taxameter (sv) c

References

James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Taximeter”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume IX, Part 2 (Su–Th), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697, page 122, column 2.

Anagrams

extra time, extra-time

[1] James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Taximeter”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume IX, Part 2 (Su–Th), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697, page 122, column 2.