Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Pedometer

Pedometer , noun

[Pedi-, pedo- + -meter: compare French pédomètre.]

(Mechanics) 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.