Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A tachometer.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hook, catch, clasp. or other fastening.
- noun Touchwood.
- To fasten; fix in place; affix; attach.
- To seize upon; take (a thief).
- To make an attack; deliver an assault: with on or upon.
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- noun
Tachometer
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation
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Examples
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A tach is a useful item when you're trying to coax more miles out of fewer gallons, but they're not easy to come by for us diesel drivers.
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On the lower tier to the left of the tach is a needle that swings up and down between blue at the top and green at the bottom to let the driver know when the battery is expending power or getting a regenerative charge.
Mississauga News 2009
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Eye - tach - A spoof of V-tach which is short for Ventricular Tachycardia, a life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia.
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Guided imageries tach the processing of painful emotions along with vital skills of self soothing and self care.
Dr. Tian Dayton: The Black Hole: Trauma and Addiction Dr. Tian Dayton 2011
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This model—a dead-ringer tribute to the Boss 302 of 1969-70, a track-prepped road car sold to meet the production-car rules for the SCCA's Trans Am series—is so good it actually highlights the cheezy remnants of the Mustang donor car base price around $23,000, e.g., the plasticky interior, the econo-box center stack of switches, World-of-Playskool speedo and tach.
A Boss on the Road With a Peon's Interior Dan Neil 2011
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As the animated-graphics tach needle sweeps toward the 8,500-rpm redline and it sounds like something tender is well and truly caught in the wringer, I grab for 4th gear.
Lambo's Latest Rambo Has a Heart Dan Neil 2011
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This is exactly what I was looking for in trying to use the tach that I already own instead of going out and buying yet another gadget.
Five Best Exercise Planning And Tracking Tools | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Guided imageries tach the processing of painful emotions along with vital skills of self soothing and self care.
Dr. Tian Dayton: The Black Hole: Trauma and Addiction Dr. Tian Dayton 2011
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Wednesday, April 1 2009 skype is the awsome tach … love it …
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Ford Mr. Neil notes the "plasticky interior, the econo-box center stack of switches, World-of-Playskool speedo and tach."
A Boss on the Road 2011
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