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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.
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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Other Words From
- ped·o·met·ri·cal [ped-, uh, -, me, -tri-k, uh, l], adjective
- pedo·metri·cal·ly adverb
- pe·dome·trist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pedometer1
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Example Sentences
To help increase overall movement throughout the day, most fitness trackers measure total steps taken (similar to a pedometer).
This instrument was no doubt the father of the pedometer and the cyclorama, just as the boy is frequently father to the man.
Frank got rid of two rings, a cheap watch, a pedometer and three of Markhams puzzles.
Distances on land were approximated by means of a pedometer and by rough triangulation.
They also take great care of the pedometer, dusting it, and polishing 17 its metal parts.
A series of cinematograph pictures has been taken of the pedometer at a moment when the children are being measured.
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