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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

telemeter Related Forms
tel′e·met′·ric (-me′trik) adjective tel′e·met′·ri·cally adverb te·lem′·etry (tə lem′ə trē) noun
telemeter Usage Examples

Object

  • range: This results in an error in the telemetered range known as tracker offset.
  • datum: The data was acquired using ISSI seismometers at each site which telemeter the data back to a central site to be automatically processed.

Modifies a noun

  • scale: There is a telemeter scale on an angled internal bezel.