telemeter

[ tuh-lem-i-ter, tel-uh-mee-ter ]

/ təˈlɛm ɪ tər, ˈtɛl əˌmi tər /

noun

any of certain devices or attachments for determining distances by measuring the angle subtending a known distance.

Electricity. the complete measuring, transmitting, and receiving apparatus for indicating, recording, or integrating at a distance, by electrical translating means, the value of a quantity.

verb (used with object)

to transmit (radio signals, data, etc.) automatically and at a distance, as between a ground station and an artificial satellite, space probe, or the like, especially in order to record information, operate guidance apparatus, etc.

verb (used without object)

to telemeter radio signals, data, etc.

Origin of telemeter

First recorded in 1855–60; tele-¹ + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM telemeter

tel·e·met·ric

[tel-uh-me-trik], /ˌtɛl əˈmɛ trɪk/, adjectivetel·e·met·ri·cal·ly, adverbte·lem·e·try

[tuh-lem-i-tree], /təˈlɛm ɪ tri/, noun

Words nearby telemeter

telemarketing, telematics, telemechanics, telemedicine, Telemessage, telemeter, telemetry, telemotor, telencephalic flexure, telencephalon, telenovela

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Example sentences from the Web for telemeter

This telemeter was one of the first that was tried in our military ports, and gave therein most satisfactory results.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882|Various
Telemeter control from Alpine fired the first braking rockets.
First on the Moon|Jeff Sutton

British Dictionary definitions for telemeter

telemeter

/ (tɪˈlɛmɪtə) /

noun

any device for recording or measuring a distant event and transmitting the data to a receiver or observer

any device or apparatus used to measure a distance without directly comparing it with a measuring rod, etc, esp one that depends on the measurement of angles

verb

(tr) to obtain and transmit (data) from a distant source, esp from a spacecraft

Derived forms of telemeter

telemetric (ˌtɛlɪˈmɛtrɪk) or telemetrical, adjectivetelemetrically, adverb

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	telemeter
释义	telemeter [ tuh-lem-i-ter, tel-uh-mee-ter ] / təˈlɛm ɪ tər, ˈtɛl əˌmi tər / noun any of certain devices or attachments for determining distances by measuring the angle subtending a known distance. Electricity. the complete measuring, transmitting, and receiving apparatus for indicating, recording, or integrating at a distance, by electrical translating means, the value of a quantity. verb (used with object) to transmit (radio signals, data, etc.) automatically and at a distance, as between a ground station and an artificial satellite, space probe, or the like, especially in order to record information, operate guidance apparatus, etc. verb (used without object) to telemeter radio signals, data, etc. Origin of telemeter First recorded in 1855–60; tele-¹ + -meter OTHER WORDS FROM telemeter tel·e·met·ric [tel-uh-me-trik], /ˌtɛl əˈmɛ trɪk/, adjectivetel·e·met·ri·cal·ly, adverbte·lem·e·try [tuh-lem-i-tree], /təˈlɛm ɪ tri/, noun Words nearby telemeter telemarketing, telematics, telemechanics, telemedicine, Telemessage, telemeter, telemetry, telemotor, telencephalic flexure, telencephalon, telenovela Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for telemeter This telemeter was one of the first that was tried in our military ports, and gave therein most satisfactory results. Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882\|Various Telemeter control from Alpine fired the first braking rockets. First on the Moon\|Jeff Sutton British Dictionary definitions for telemeter telemeter / (tɪˈlɛmɪtə) / noun any device for recording or measuring a distant event and transmitting the data to a receiver or observer any device or apparatus used to measure a distance without directly comparing it with a measuring rod, etc, esp one that depends on the measurement of angles verb (tr) to obtain and transmit (data) from a distant source, esp from a spacecraft Derived forms of telemeter telemetric (ˌtɛlɪˈmɛtrɪk) or telemetrical, adjectivetelemetrically, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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