Pedometer - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Pedometer :  (noun)

1: measuring instrument for recording the number of steps taken in walking

Based on WordNet 2.0

Pedometer : \Pe*dom"e*ter\, n. [Pedi-, pedo- _ -meter: cf. F. p['e]dom[`e]tre.] (Mech.) An instrument for including the number of steps in walking, and so ascertaining the distance passed over. It is usually in the form of a watch; an oscillating weight by the motion of the body causes the index to advance a certain distance at each step.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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