| Pronunciation: | | pu'dâmitur
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[n] measuring instrument for recording the number of steps taken in walking |
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PEDOMETER is a 9 letter word that starts with P. |
| | See Also: | | measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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