telemetry

te·lem·e·try  (t-lm-tr)

n.

The science and technology of automatic measurement and transmission of data by wire, radio, or other means from remote sources, as from space vehicles, to receiving stations for recording and analysis.

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tele·metric (tl-mtrk), tele·metri·cal (-r-kl) adj.

tele·metri·cal·ly adv.

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telemetry

Noun

the use of electronic devices to record or measure a distant event and transmit the data to a receiver

telemetric adj

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telemetry  (t-lm-tr)

The measurement of data at a remote source and transmission of the data (typically by radio) to a monitoring station. Telemetry is used, for example, to track the movements of wild animals that have been tagged with radio transmitters, and to transmit meteorological data from weather balloons to weather stations.

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telemetry

the science or use of the telemeter; long-distance measurement.

See also: Distance, Measurement

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

telemetry - automatic transmission and measurement of data from remote sources by wire or radio or other means measurement, measuring, mensuration, measure - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"