telemeter

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noun

Any measuring device used in telemetry.

OriginFrench télémètre →
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Meanings

nountelemeter (plural telemeters)

plural telemeters · alternative telemetre

  1. Any measuring device used in telemetry.
  2. A device used for rangefinding, especially of military targets.
verbtelemeter (third-person singular simple present telemeters, present participle telemetering, simple past and past participle telemetered)

present singular third person telemeters · participle present telemetering · participle past telemetered · past telemetered · alternative telemetre

  1. transitiveTo transmit by telemetry.

Origin

  1. Frenchtélémètre“device used for measuring distance”
  2. Englishtelemeter

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

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Translations

Bulgarian далекомер
  • далекомер (dalekomer)Any measuring device used in telemetry
French télémètre
  • télémètreAny measuring device used in telemetry
Greek τηλέμετρο
  • τηλέμετρο (tilémetro)Any measuring device used in telemetry
Italian telemetro
  • telemetroAny measuring device used in telemetry
Polish telemetr
  • telemetrAny measuring device used in telemetry
Russian дальноме́р, телеме́тр
  • дальноме́р (dalʹnomér)Any measuring device used in telemetry
  • телеме́тр (telemétr)Any measuring device used in telemetry
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telemeter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telemeter.

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