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- [puh-dom-i-ter]
- /pəˈdɒm ɪ tər/
- /peˈdɒm.ɪ.tər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puh-dom-i-ter]
- /pəˈdɒm ɪ tər/
Definitions of pedometer word
- noun pedometer an instrument worn by a walker or runner for recording the number of steps taken, thereby showing approximately the distance traveled. 1
- noun pedometer device that measures distance on foot 1
- countable noun pedometer A pedometer is a device that measures the distance that someone has walked. 0
- noun pedometer a device containing a pivoted weight that records the number of steps taken in walking and hence the distance travelled 0
- noun pedometer an instrument carried by a walker, which measures approximately the distance covered in walking by recording the number of steps 0
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Origin of pedometer
First appearance:
before 1723 One of the 49% newest English words
1723; < French pédomètre, equivalent to péd- (learned use of Latin ped- foot (stem of pēs); see pedi-) + -omètre (see -o-, -meter)
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Parts of speech for Pedometer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pedometer popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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