pedometer

[ puh-dom-i-ter ]

noun

an instrument worn by a walker or runner for recording the number of steps taken, thereby showing approximately the distance traveled.

Origin of pedometer

1723; <French pédomètre, equivalent to péd- (learned use of Latin ped- foot (stem of pēs); see pedi-) + -omètre (see -o-, -meter)

Other words from pedometer

ped·o·met·ri·cal [ped-uh-me-tri-kuhl], /ˌpɛd əˈmɛ trɪ kəl/, adjective
ped·o·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb
pe·dom·e·trist, noun

Words Nearby pedometer

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How to use pedometer in a sentence

To help increase overall movement throughout the day, most fitness trackers measure total steps taken (similar to a pedometer).
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This instrument was no doubt the father of the pedometer and the cyclorama, just as the boy is frequently father to the man.
Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns) | Bill Nye
Frank got rid of two rings, a cheap watch, a pedometer and three of Markhams puzzles.
Bound to Succeed | Allen Chapman
Distances on land were approximated by means of a pedometer and by rough triangulation.
The Long Labrador Trail | Dillon Wallace
They also take great care of the pedometer, dusting it, and polishing 17 its metal parts.
Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook | Maria Montessori

A series of cinematograph pictures has been taken of the pedometer at a moment when the children are being measured.
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British Dictionary definitions for pedometer

pedometer

/ (pɪˈdɒmɪtə) /

noun

a device containing a pivoted weight that records the number of steps taken in walking and hence the distance travelled

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