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