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Range-finding apparatus
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telemeter
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1860, a rangefinder for surveying and artillery, from French télémètre (1852), from télé- "far" (see tele- ) + mètre "meter" (see -meter ). Used from 1953 for a pay-as-you-watch TV system with a coin box attached to the set. Related: Telemetry .
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
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, ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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. A measuring ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Any device used in telemetry. 2 A device used for rangefinder, especially of military targets.
Usage examples of telemeter.
At the edge of the field of vision, the Doppler telemeter and accelerometer spat out their little red numbers so rapidly that it was difficult to read the indicated speed.
At the edge of the field of vision, the Doppler telemeter and accelerometer spat out their little red numbers so rapidly that it was difficult to read the indicated speed.
The grounded research rocket, which had landed under remote control near Mesklin's south pole and had failed to take off after presumably recording its data, had long since been located by its telemetering transmitters.
It will be sending back telemetered reports from its telescopic examination of the surface, from its sounding missiles, and there are even several missiles equipped to land on Mars, conduct geological explorations within a limited radius, analyze samples, and telemeter back their findings.
On the fringes of the inhibitor field Lewis and Corinth were preparing the telemetered missiles which would be shot into the region of denser flux.