Vocabulary : Pedograph to Pedregal

Pedograph : An instrument carried by a pedestrian for automatically making a topographical record of the ground covered during a journey.
Pedology : Pediatrics.
Pedomancy : Divination by examining the soles of the feet.
Pedometer : 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.
Pedometric : Alt. of Pedometrical

Pedometrical : Pertaining to, or measured by, a pedometer.
Pedomotive : Moved or worked by the action of the foot or feet on a pedal or treadle.
Pedotrophy : The art of nourishing children properly.
Pedrail : A device intended to replace the wheel of a self-propelled vehicle for use on rough roads and to approximate to the smoothness in running of a wheel on a metal track. The tread consists of a number of rubber shod feet which are connected by ball-and-socket joints to the ends of sliding spokes. Each spoke has attached to it a small roller which in its turn runs under a short pivoted rail controlled by a powerful set of springs. This arrangement permits the feet to accomodate themselves to obstacles even such as steps or stairs. The pedrail was invented by one B. J. Diplock of London, Eng. ;; A vehicle, as a traction engine, having such pedrails.
Pedregal : A lava field.

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