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

All participants, including those in the no exercise group, wore pedometers to measure daily steps.

From Science Daily

When a Japanese company invented the first pedometer in the 1960s, they called it the “10,000-step meter” because the Japanese character for 10,000 looks like a person walking.

From Seattle Times

The researchers sent participants a kit with pedometers, blood pressure monitors, and step diaries for participants to log how much they were walking each day.

From Science Daily

He works out at a local gym, puts 18,000 steps on his pedometer every day and hopes to study hard to land his dream job as an automotive engineer.

From Seattle Times

As I crossed 25th Street, and the pedometer on my iPhone hit nearly 14,000 steps, I finally spotted a sign at the gourmet grocer Fairway Market.

From New York Times