pedometer

[ puh-dom-i-ter ]

noun

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

pedometer

/ pɪˈdɒmɪtə /

noun

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

Other Words From

• ped·o·met·ri·cal [ped-, uh, -, me, -tri-k, uh, l], adjective
• pedo·metri·cal·ly adverb
• pe·dome·trist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pedometer¹

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

Example Sentences

To help increase overall movement throughout the day, most fitness trackers measure total steps taken (similar to a pedometer).

From The Daily Beast

This instrument was no doubt the father of the pedometer and the cyclorama, just as the boy is frequently father to the man.

From Project Gutenberg

Frank got rid of two rings, a cheap watch, a pedometer and three of Markhams puzzles.

From Project Gutenberg

Distances on land were approximated by means of a pedometer and by rough triangulation.

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They also take great care of the pedometer, dusting it, and polishing 17 its metal parts.

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

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