pedometer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun measuring instrument for recording the number of steps taken in walking

WordNet

Pe*dom"e*ter noun
Etymology
Pedi-, pedo- + -meter: cf. F. pédomètre.
Definitions
  1. (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 by the motion of the body causes the index to advance a certain distance at each step.

Webster 1913