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pedometer

/puh-dom-i-ter/US // pəˈdɒm ɪ tər //UK // (pɪˈdɒmɪtə) //

计步器,步数表,計步器,步数计

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an instrument worn by a walker or runner for recording the number of steps taken, thereby showing approximately the distance traveled.

Examples

  • To help increase overall movement throughout the day, most fitness trackers measure total steps taken (similar to a pedometer).

  • This instrument was no doubt the father of the pedometer and the cyclorama, just as the boy is frequently father to the man.

  • Frank got rid of two rings, a cheap watch, a pedometer and three of Markhams puzzles.

  • Distances on land were approximated by means of a pedometer and by rough triangulation.

  • They also take great care of the pedometer, dusting it, and polishing 17 its metal parts.

  • A series of cinematograph pictures has been taken of the pedometer at a moment when the children are being measured.