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telemeter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
teleme-ter
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any measuring device used in telemetry.

noun

A device used for rangefinding, especially of military targets.

verb

To transmit by telemetry.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From French télémètre (“device used for measuring distance”) coined by Selligue from télé- + -mètre, possibly from a blend of télescope and micromètre.

Origin

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Usage

Inflected Forms

telemeters (plural) telemetre (alternative) telemeters (present, singular) telemetering (participle, present) telemetered (participle, past) telemetered (past)

Derived Forms

radiotelemeter

Questions

What does telemeter mean?
Any measuring device used in telemetry.
Where does telemeter come from?
It is traced to French.

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