pedometer

noun

pe·​dom·​e·​ter pi-ˈdä-mə-tər 

: an instrument usually in watch form that records the distance a person covers on foot by responding to the body motion at each step

Examples of pedometer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those who recorded the most steps on average daily, measured by a pedometer, lowered their rate of cognitive decline by up to 54% compared to those who were inactive. —Alice Park, Time, 3 Nov. 2025

Steps were measured by pedometer; participants underwent yearly cognitive testing for an average of nine years; and everyone received a PET (or positron-emission tomography) scan at the beginning of the study to measure levels of amyloid and tau. —Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025

With Ja Morant leading the break, these Grizz get their cardio and close their watches’ exercise rings (do bears wear pedometers? —Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025

Your pedometer or fitness tracker may measure this. —Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 27 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French pédomètre, from Latin ped-, pes foot + French -mètre -meter — more at foot

First Known Use

1723, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pedometer

• barometer
• bolometer
• chronometer
• geometer
• hydrometer
• hygrometer
• kilometer
• micrometer
• odometer
• photometer
• psychrometer
• pycnometer

Kids Definition

pedometer

noun

pe·​dom·​e·​ter pi-ˈdäm-ət-ər 

: an instrument that measures the distance one covers in walking