PEDOMETER
\pɛdˈɒmɪtə], \pɛdˈɒmɪtə], \p_ɛ_d_ˈɒ_m_ɪ_t_ə]\
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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.
By Oddity Software
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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.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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