telemeter

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telemeter

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From French télémètre (“device used for measuring distance”) coined by Selligue from télé- + -mètre, possibly from a blend of télescope and micromètre.

noun telemeters · telemetre

  1. Any measuring device used in telemetry.
  2. A device used for rangefinding, especially of military targets.

verb telemeters · telemetering · telemetered · telemetre

  1. transitive To transmit by telemetry.

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noun Any measuring device used in telemetry

Françaistélémètre
Italianotelemetro
Ελληνικάτηλέμετρο tilémetro
Русскийдальноме́р dalʹnomér, телеме́тр telemétr

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@misc{telemeter_2026,
  title = {telemeter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/telemeter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}