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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024te•lem•e•ter (tə lem′i tər, tel′ə mē′tər),USA pronunciation n. - Surveyingany of certain devices or attachments for determining distances by measuring the angle subtending a known distance.
- Electricity, Electronicsthe complete measuring, transmitting, and receiving apparatus for indicating, recording, or integrating at a distance, by electrical translating means, the value of a quantity.
v.t. - Telecommunicationsto transmit (radio signals, data, etc.) automatically and at a distance, as between a ground station and an artificial satellite, space probe, or the like, esp. in order to record information, operate guidance apparatus, etc.
v.i. - Telecommunicationsto telemeter radio signals, data, etc.
tel•e•met•ric (tel′ə me′trik),USA pronunciation adj. tel′e•met′ri•cal•ly, adv. te•lem•e•try (tə lem′i trē),USA pronunciation n. |