See Also: telemeter(medicine)
telemeter(dictionary)

telemeter (iou)



telemeter noun & verb. M19.
[from TELE- + -METER.]
A. noun.
Any of various instruments for measuring the distances of objects, esp. in surveying and military operations. Now rare. M19.
An electrical apparatus for recording the readings of an instrument at a distance; esp. an instrument for measuring a quantity at one place and transmitting the result to another place for display or recording. L19.
(Usu. Telemeter.) (US proprietary name for) a system of pay-TV involving a coin-box attached to the television set. US. M20.
b. verb trans. Measure (a quantity) and transmit the result to a distant point; transmit (a measurement or observation). (Foll. by back.) Freq. as telemetered ppl adjective, telemetering verbal noun. E20.
tele'metric adjective pertaining to, connected with, or serving as a telemeter L19.
tele'metrically adverb by telemetry M20.