Hypertext Webster Gateway: "telemeter"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Telemeter \Te*lem"e*ter\, n.
An apparatus for recording at a distant station the
indications of physical instruments such as the thermometer,
galvanometer, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Telemeter \Te*lem"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
telemeter
n : any scientific instrument for observing events at a distance
and transmitting the information back to the observer
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