Pe*dom"e*ter (?), n. [Pedi-, pedo- + -meter: cf. F. p'edometre.] 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.
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