What is another word for pedometer?

Pronunciation: [pɛdˈɒmɪtə] (IPA)

A pedometer is a device that tracks the number of steps taken by an individual. While pedometers are widely popular and available in the market, there are various synonyms for the same. An Accelerometer, step counter, step tracker, footstep meter, and footstep counter are few of the words that can be used instead of pedometer. However, step counter is the most common synonym used for pedometer. Both pedometer and step counter have the same functionality of measuring the number of steps taken by a person. Several fitness wearable devices also have inbuilt step counters that can help track an individual's fitness progress.

Synonyms for Pedometer:

What are the hypernyms for Pedometer?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    measuring device, step counter, fitness tracker, tracking device, activity monitor.

What are the hyponyms for Pedometer?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

Usage examples for Pedometer

Against this the pedometer offered a check, and the compass gave the course.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
Against this there is the check of the pedometer or some other automatic measure for distance covered.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
Few occupations are more wearisome than counting a series of repetitions of the same fact; the number of paces we walk affords a tolerably good measure of distance passed over, but the value of this is much enhanced by possessing an instrument, the pedometer, which will count for us the number of steps we have made.
"On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures"
Charles Babbage

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