pedometer

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Etymology 1

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According to the American Heritage Dictionary, from French pédomètre, from pedi-, Latin combining form for "foot", plus -ometer, from Greek. In French now the word is podomètre, and similar in other Romance languages and in Greek (ποδόμετρο (podómetro)). By surface analysis, pedo- (foot) +‎ -meter = pedo- + -ometer.

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Noun

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pedometer (plural pedometers)

  1. A device, often electronic, that measures the number of steps taken, and thus estimates the distance walked.
    He thought that buying a pedometer would spur him on to exercise.
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Etymology 2

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From pedo- (child) +‎ -meter.

Noun

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pedometer (plural pedometers)

  1. (Canada, US) Alternative spelling of paedometer

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