cuentarrevoluciones

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of cuenta (“to count”) +‎ revoluciones (“revolutions”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kwentareboluˈθjones/ [kwẽn̪.t̪a.re.β̞o.luˈθjo.nes]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kwentareboluˈsjones/ [kwẽn̪.t̪a.re.β̞o.luˈsjo.nes]
• Rhymes: -ones
• Syllabification: cuen‧ta‧rre‧vo‧lu‧cio‧nes

Noun

cuentarrevoluciones m (plural cuentarrevoluciones)

1. tachometer, rev counter (a device for measuring the revolutions per minute (RPMs) of a revolving shaft, as with the driveshaft of an automobile)

   Synonym: tacómetro

Related terms

• cuentakilómetros

 

Further reading

• “cuentarrevoluciones”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28