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单词 pedimeter
释义

pedimetern.

Brit. /pᵻˈdɪmᵻtə/, U.S. /pəˈdɪmᵻdər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pedi- comb. form, -meter comb. form2.
Etymology: < pedi- comb. form + -meter comb. form2; compare -imeter comb. form. Compare earlier pedometer n., podometer n. at podo- comb. form .
rare.
= pedometer n.
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the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring distances > distance travelled
waywiser1651
perambulator1688
wheel1696
walking wheel1701
odometer1702
pedometer1723
pedometer1728
podometer1728
reel measure1803
viameter1845
roadometer1848
trocheameter1857
trechometer1858
cyclometer1880
pedimeter1890
passometer1902
sledge-meter1902
speedometer1929
mileometer1953
1890 Cent. Dict. Pedimeter, same as podometer.
1957 Nevada State Jrnl. 26 May 16/4 Howard Hughes..said a compass, pedimeter and a hunter's sling-shot were taken from the glove compartment of his truck.
1996 Re: Kahana Valley Hike--Success in soc.culture.hawaii (Usenet newsgroup) 11 Aug. We get to the river and we take a break. The pedimeter reads 2.3 miles.

Derivatives

pedimetric adj. Obsolete rare = pedometric adj. at pedometer n. Derivatives.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1890 Cent. Dict. Pedimetric, pertaining to pedimetry.
pedimetry n. Obsolete rare = pedometry n.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1890 Cent. Dict. Pedimetry, measurement by paces.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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