1) Distance gauge 2) French word used in English 3) Range-finding apparatus 4) Scientific instrument
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The original meaning of telemeter, and still one of the main uses of the word, was a device used to measure distances to remote objects, that is, a rangefinder. Originally optical devices used in surveying, they soon found military applications in rangefinding, especially naval gunnery. More generally, a telemeter is a device used to remotely meas...
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[pay television] Telemeter was an American subscription television service developed by the International Telemeter Corporation, that operated from 1953 to 1967. Telemeter was used on a coin-to-box machine connected to any television set. When the right amount of money was deposited into the box, a scrambled signal sent through coaxial cabl...
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Any device for measuring a phenomenon at a distance.
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instrument for measuring strain or distance from observer
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• (n.) An apparatus for recording at a distant station the indications of physical instruments such as the thermometer, galvanometer, etc. • (n.) An instrument used for measuring the distance of an object from an observer; as, a telescope with a micrometer for measuring the apparent diameter of an object whose real dimensions are known.Te...
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An instrument used for measuring the distance of an object from an observer; as, a telescope with a micrometer for measuring the apparent diameter of an object whose real dimensions are known. A measuring instrument which sends the information obtained from its sensors by radio to a base station. Such instruments are used for measuring conditions i...
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Te·lem'e·ter noun [ Greek ... far +
- meter .] An instrument used for measuring the distance of an object from an observer; as, a telescope with a micrometer for measuring the apparent diameter of an object whose real dimensions are known.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: tĕ-lem′ĕ-tĕr Definitions: 1. An electronic instrument that senses and measures a quantity, then transmits radio signals to a distant station for recording and interpretation.
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A telemeter was an instrument for measuring the distance of an object from the observer. Telemeters were used in surveying and by the military during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Later telemeters consisted of a rigid tube, mounted so that it could pivot horizontally and vertically. At each end of the tube and at right angles to its main axis ...
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[
n] - any scientific instrument for observing events at a distance and transmitting the information back to the observer
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noun any scientific instrument for observing events at a distance and transmitting the information back to the observer
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