telemetry

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UK/tɪˈlɛm.ɪ.tɹi/Canada, US/təˈlɛm.əˌtɹi/Australia/təˈlem.ə.tɹi/

noun

The science, and associated technology, of the automatic recording and transmission of data from a remote source to a receiving station for analysis.

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Meanings

nountelemetry (countable and uncountable, plural telemetries)

plural telemetries

  1. countableuncountablespace flightcommunicationsThe science, and associated technology, of the automatic recording and transmission of data from a remote source to a receiving station for analysis.

    We have also installed river level monitors and scour telemetry on more than 25 bridges across our network, and over the next two years we will continue to increase the number of locations fitted with these technologies.

    2022 April 20, Alex Hynes, “Making our railway safer”, in RAIL, number 955, page 27

Origin

From tele- + -metry.

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Translations

Czech telemetrie
  • telemetriethe science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
Dutch telemetrie
  • telemetriethe science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
Finnish telemetria
  • telemetriathe science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
French télémétrie
  • télémétriethe science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
German Telemetrie
  • Telemetriethe science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
Greek τηλεμετρία
  • τηλεμετρία (tilemetría)the science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
Indonesian telemetri
  • telemetrithe science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
Irish teiliméadracht
  • teiliméadrachtthe science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
Italian telemetria
  • telemetriathe science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
Norwegian telemetri
  • telemetrithe science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
Polish telemetria
  • telemetriathe science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
Romanian telemetrie
  • telemetriethe science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
Russian телеметрия
  • телеметрия (telemetrija)the science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
Spanish telemetría
  • telemetríathe science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
Swedish telemetri
  • telemetrithe science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
Turkish telemetri
  • telemetrithe science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
Vietnamese viễn trắc
  • viễn trắcthe science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
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APA

telemetry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telemetry

MLA

“telemetry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telemetry. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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

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