odograph

odograph
odograph o"do*graph, n. [Gr. "odo`s way + -graph.] 1. A machine for registering the distance traversed by a vehicle or pedestrain. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. A device for recording the length and rapidity of stride and the number of steps taken by a walker. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


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