telemeter
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English
Alternative forms
- telemetre (nonstandard)
Etymology
From French télémètre (“device used for measuring distance”) coined by Selligue from télé- + -mètre, possibly from a blend of télescope and micromètre.
Noun
telemeter (plural telemeters)
- Any measuring device used in telemetry.
- A device used for rangefinding, especially of military targets.
Translations
Any measuring device used in telemetry
Verb
telemeter (third-person singular simple present telemeters, present participle telemetering, simple past and past participle telemetered)
- (transitive) To transmit by telemetry.