pedometer

/pɪˈdɑmətɚ/

Etymology

According to the American Heritage Dictionary, from French pédomètre, from pedi-, combining form for Latin pēs (“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.

pedometer means A device, often electronic, that measures the number of steps taken, and thus estimates the distance walked. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 76 out of 100.

noun

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.”