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Instrument for counting paces
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pedometer
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A device, often electronic, that measures the number of steps taken, and thus estimates the distance walked.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pedometer \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 ...
Wikipedia
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A pedometer is a device, usually portable and electronic or electromechanical , that counts each step a person takes by detecting the motion of the person's hands or hips . Because the distance of each person's step varies, an informal calibration , performed ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. measuring instrument for recording the number of steps taken in walking
Usage examples of pedometer.
His pedometer, which measured how many miles he walked each day, clicked against his right hip.
Stantington checked his pedometer and found that he had already walked one and a half miles of his ten-mile daily quota.
The clicking sound of the pedometer on his hip gave him a sense of satisfaction.
Each evening after supper, she put on her peacoat, wrapped her striped muffler around her neck, positioned her ear muffs, and rigged her pedometer to her sneaker.
When we got back to the hotel I wound and set the pedometer and put it in my pocket, for I was to carry it next day and keep record of the miles we made.
So we set the pedometer and then stretched away on an easy, regular stride, down through the cloven forest, drawing in the fragrant breath of the morning in deep refreshing draughts, and wishing we might never have anything to do forever but walk to Oppenau and keep on doing it and then doing it over again.
According to the pedometer built into his armour they had covered exactly five point zero six Imperial kilometres, but that still did not give him any idea how deep they were underground.
Lambert checked his pedometer and announced that they had made approximately eight miles.
The long, strong legs in flat-heeled shoes paced evenly: Their only ornament was a small pedometer on a fine chain about one ankle.
Stiffly she bent to unhook the pedometer, not broken, and showed it at the wicket.
Baring its filthy, razor-sharp teeth, the beast swooped down from the air, swallowed her pedometer, and then plucked her from the ground.
By use of the pedometers we had retraced our way to the prospector with ease and accuracy.
Suppose, for instance, you are out hiking with a companion (having lost your pedometer, let us say), and your friend wants to know how many paces you can go in a given period of time.