pedometer
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /pɪˈdɑmətɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɪˈdɒmətə/
Noun edit
pedometer (plural pedometers)
- 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.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
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Etymology 2 edit
From pedo- (“child”) + -meter.
Noun edit
pedometer (plural pedometers)
- (Canada, US) Alternative spelling of paedometer
Further reading edit
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “pedometer”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.