pedometer
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- 16
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- 9
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Definition of pedometer
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A device, often electronic, that measures the number of steps taken, and thus estimates the distance walked.
“He thought that buying a pedometer would spur him on to exercise.”
“A smartphone is not the best camera, notebook, word processor, audio recorder, radio, MP3 player, map reader, pedometer and so on, but it is good enough replace numerous separate devices for most people most of the time.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
According to the American Heritage Dictionary, from French pédomètre, from pedi-, combining form for Latin pēs (“foot”), plus -ometer, from Greek. In French now the word is podomètre, and similar in other Romance languages and in Greek (ποδόμετρο (podómetro)). By surface analysis, pedo- (“foot”) + -meter = pedo- + -ometer.
Words you can make from pedometer
193 playable · top: TEMPERED (13 pts)
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4 words6-letter words
27 words- DEPERM 11 pts
- PERMED 11 pts
- PREMED 11 pts
- ROMPED 11 pts
- TEMPED 11 pts
- METOPE 10 pts
- TEMPER 10 pts
- TROMPE 10 pts
- DEEPER 9 pts
- DEMOTE 9 pts
- DEPORT 9 pts
- EMEROD 9 pts
- EMOTED 9 pts
- METRED 9 pts
- PEERED 9 pts
- PORTED 9 pts
- REDEEM 9 pts
- REDTOP 9 pts
- TEEMED 9 pts
- TERMED 9 pts
- EMOTER 8 pts
- MEETER 8 pts
- METEOR 8 pts
- REMEET 8 pts
- REMOTE 8 pts
- TEEMER 8 pts
- TEREDO 7 pts
5-letter words
35 words- MOPED 10 pts
- MOPER 9 pts
- PROEM 9 pts
- TEMPO 9 pts
- TROMP 9 pts
- DEPOT 8 pts
- DOPER 8 pts
- DROPT 8 pts
- EPODE 8 pts
- MERDE 8 pts
- METED 8 pts
- OPTED 8 pts
- PEDRO 8 pts
- PORED 8 pts
- PREED 8 pts
- ROPED 8 pts
- TOPED 8 pts
- EMEER 7 pts
- EMOTE 7 pts
- METER 7 pts
- METRE 7 pts
- METRO 7 pts
- PETER 7 pts
- REMET 7 pts
- REPOT 7 pts
- RETEM 7 pts
- TEPEE 7 pts
- TOPEE 7 pts
- TOPER 7 pts
- TROPE 7 pts
- DETER 6 pts
- DOTER 6 pts
- ERODE 6 pts
- TREED 6 pts
- TRODE 6 pts
4-letter words
63 words- MOPE 8 pts
- PERM 8 pts
- POEM 8 pts
- POME 8 pts
- PROM 8 pts
- ROMP 8 pts
- TEMP 8 pts
- DEEM 7 pts
- DEEP 7 pts
- DEME 7 pts
- DEMO 7 pts
- DERM 7 pts
- DOME 7 pts
- DOPE 7 pts
- DORM 7 pts
- DORP 7 pts
- DROP 7 pts
- MEED 7 pts
- MODE 7 pts
- OPED 7 pts
- PEED 7 pts
- PROD 7 pts
- EPEE 6 pts
- MEET 6 pts
- MERE 6 pts
- METE 6 pts
- MORE 6 pts
- MORT 6 pts
- MOTE 6 pts
- OMER 6 pts
- PEER 6 pts
- PERE 6 pts
- PERT 6 pts
- POET 6 pts
- PORE 6 pts
- PORT 6 pts
- PREE 6 pts
- REPO 6 pts
- ROPE 6 pts
- TEEM 6 pts
- TERM 6 pts
- TOME 6 pts
- TOPE 6 pts
- TREM 6 pts
- TROP 6 pts
- DEER 5 pts
- DEET 5 pts
- DERE 5 pts
- DOER 5 pts
- DORE 5 pts
- DOTE 5 pts
- DREE 5 pts
- REDE 5 pts
- REDO 5 pts
- REED 5 pts
- RODE 5 pts
- TEED 5 pts
- TOED 5 pts
- TROD 5 pts
- RETE 4 pts
- ROTE 4 pts
- TORE 4 pts
- TREE 4 pts
3-letter words
44 words- MOP 7 pts
- POM 7 pts
- DEP 6 pts
- DOM 6 pts
- MED 6 pts
- MOD 6 pts
- PED 6 pts
- POD 6 pts
- EME 5 pts
- EMO 5 pts
- MET 5 pts
- MOR 5 pts
- MOT 5 pts
- OPE 5 pts
- OPT 5 pts
- PEE 5 pts
- PER 5 pts
- PET 5 pts
- POT 5 pts
- PRO 5 pts
- REM 5 pts
- REP 5 pts
- ROM 5 pts
- TOM 5 pts
- TOP 5 pts
- DEE 4 pts
- DOE 4 pts
- DOR 4 pts
- DOT 4 pts
- ODE 4 pts
- RED 4 pts
- ROD 4 pts
- TED 4 pts
- TOD 4 pts
- ERE 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- ORT 3 pts
- REE 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
- ROT 3 pts
- TEE 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TOR 3 pts
2-letter words
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