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telemeter definition

tele·meter (tel′ə mēt′ər, tə lem′ət ər)

noun

  1. an instrument for determining the distance to a remote object; range finder
  2. any device for transmitting measurements of physical phenomena, as temperature, radiation, etc., to a distant recorder or observer: used in satellites, spacecraft, etc.

Etymology: tele- + -meter

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to transmit by telemeter

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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