pedometer
pronunciation
How to pronounce pedometer in British English:
UK [peˈdɒmɪtə(r)]
How to pronounce pedometer in American English:
US [peˈdɑmɪtə(r)]
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- Noun:
- measuring instrument for recording the number of steps taken in walking
Word Origin
- pedometer
- pedometer: see pedal
- pedometer (n.)
- instrument for measuring distances covered by a walker, 1723, from French pédomètre (1712), a hybrid coined from Latin pedis (genitive of pes "foot;" see foot (n.)) + Greek metron "a measure" (see meter (n.2)). At first Englished as waywiser.
Example
- 1. Monitor your legs.clip on a pedometer , and watch how quickly the miles add up .
- 2. Pocket pedometer with activity tracker separately tracks during exercise .
- 3. Omron hj-151 hip pedometer for aerobic activity .
- 4. Pedometer walking stepping to health with pedometers .
- 5. Similarly , jon ulmer , founder of luminant software , the sunnyvale , calif. , maker of the popular pedometer iphone application , says he is considering a wireless heart-rate monitor to work with his software program .