telemeter

tel·e·me·ter  (tl-mtr, t-lm-tr)

n.

A measuring, transmitting, and receiving device used in telemetry.

tr.v. (tl-mtr) tel·e·me·tered, tel·e·me·ter·ing, tel·e·me·ters

To measure, transmit, and receive (data) automatically from a distant source, as from a spacecraft or an electric power grid.

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telemeter

1. an instrument for measuring the distance of objects from the observer, as the range finder in artillery.
2. an electronic device for taking readings from other distant instruments.

See also: Instruments

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1. an instrument for measuring the distance of objects from the observer, as the range finder in artillery.
2. an electronic device for taking readings from other distant instruments.

See also: Distance

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

telemeter - any scientific instrument for observing events at a distance and transmitting the information back to the observer scientific instrument - an instrument used by scientists space probe - a rocket-propelled guided missile that can escape the earth's atmosphere; makes observations of the solar system that cannot be made by terrestrial observation