telemeter

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

To transmit by telemetry.

Synonyms

telegauge

range finder

telemetering

telemetry

macrometer

telemometer

teletransmission

remote measurement

remote metering

telemetering system

remote measuring

distance gage

telemetering measurement

distance apparatus

remote-reading gauge

rangefinder

remote-detector

remote sensing

Translations

telemetro

telémetro

τηλέμετρο

telemetre

telèmetre

Fernmessgerät

télémètre

مقياس البعد

fernmessen

Entfernungsmesser

Telemeter

Etymology

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