| Title | pedometer |
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary pe·dom·e·ter \\pi-ˈdä-mə-tər\\ noun ETYMOLOGY French pédomètre, from Latin ped-, pes foot + French -mètre -meter — more at foot DATE 1723 : an instrument usually in watch form that records the distance a person covers on foot by responding to the body motion at each step English Etymology pedometer instrument for measuring distances covered by a walker, 1723, from Fr. pédomètre (1723), a hybrid coined from L. pedis (gen. of pes "foot") + Gk. metron (see meter (2)). At first Anglicized as waywiser. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 pedometer ped·ometer / pe5dCmitE(r); NAmE -5dB:m- / noun an instrument for measuring how far you have walked 计步器；步程计 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged pe·dom·e·ter \ ̷ ̷ˈdäməd.ə(r), -mətə-\ noun Etymology: French pédomètre, from péd- ped- + -mètre -meter : an instrument usually in watch form that records the distance a walker covers by responding to his body motion at each step — compare passomet |
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