pedometer

UK: /pɪˈdɒmɪtə/ US: /pəˈdɑmɪtɚ/ ,(pə dom′i tər)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

pe•dom•e•ter /pəˈdɑmɪtɚ/   n. [countable]

1. an instrument that measures the distance walked or run, by recording the number of steps taken.

See -ped-¹, -meter-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

pe•dom•e•ter  (pə dom′i tər), n. 

1. an instrument worn by a walker or runner for recording the number of steps taken, thereby showing approximately the distance traveled.

• French pédomètre, equivalent. to péd- (learned use of Latin ped- foot (stem of pēs); see pedi-) + -omètre (see -o-, -meter)
• 1723;

ped•o•met•ri•cal  (ped′ə me′tri kəl), adj.  ped′o•met′ri•cal•ly, adv. 
pe•dom′e•trist, n. 

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pedometer / pɪˈdɒmɪtə/ noun

1. a device containing a pivoted weight that records the number of steps taken in walking and hence the distance travelled