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pedometer definition

pe·dom·eter (pē däm′ət ər, pi-)

noun

an instrument carried by a walker, which measures approximately the distance covered in walking by recording the number of steps

Etymology: Fr pédomètre < L pes (gen. pedis), foot + Gr metron, measure

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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