telemeter
pronunciation
How to pronounce telemeter in British English:
UK [ˈtelimi:tə(r)]
How to pronounce telemeter in American English:
US ['telɪmitər]
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- Noun:
- any scientific instrument for observing events at a distance and transmitting the information back to the observer
Word Origin
- telemeter (n.)
- 1860, a rangefinder for surveying and artillery, from French télémètre (1852), from télé- "far" (see tele-) + mètre "meter" (see -meter). Used from 1953 for a pay-as-you-watch TV system with a coin box attached to the set. Related: Telemetry.
Example
- 1. Note the blue telemeter scale .
- 2. Design and implementation of north china grid integral power telemeter and settlement system .
- 3. Study on the magnitude deviation of single station in shanxi digital telemeter seismic network .
- 4. This article introduces the constitutes and software 's function of a telemeter and telecontrol system in the water supply project , then analyses the security of the system .