English dictionary · noun

telemetry

the automatic measurement and transmission of data from remote sources

Meaning and definitions

1. the automatic measurement and transmission of data from remote sources

Connected roots

• tele-

  far, distant

• metr-

  measure

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• television

  An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.

• telephone

  a device that transmits speech over distances by converting sound to signals

• diameter

  a straight line passing through the center of a circle

• telegraph

  a system for transmitting messages over distance by signals along a wire

• geometry

  the branch of mathematics concerned with points, lines, surfaces, and solids

• telescope

  an optical instrument for making distant objects appear nearer

• perimeter

  The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object.

• telegram

  A message transmitted by telegraph.

• symmetry

  Exact correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis.

• thermometer

  an instrument for measuring temperature

• barometer

  An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

• telecommunication

  The science and technology of the communication of messages over a distance using electric, electronic or electromagnetic impulses.

• telecast

  To broadcast by television.

• telepathy

  The capability to communicate directly by psychic means; the sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another at a distance, without communication through the ordinary channels of sensation.

• trigonometry

  The branch of mathematics that deals with the relationships between the sides and angles of (in particular) right-angled triangles, as represented by the trigonometric functions, and with calculations based on said relationships.

• optometry

  The art and science of vision and eye care.

• speedometer

  An instrument located within the dashboard of a vehicle that measures and indicates the current speed of the vehicle.

• altimeter

  An apparatus for measuring altitude.

• telegraphy

  Any process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a code, especially by means of electrified wires or radio waves using Morse code.

• odometer

  An instrument, usually embedded within the speedometer of a vehicle, that measures the distance the vehicle has traveled since production.

• telex

  A network of teletypes.

• teleconference

  A telephone conference, an arranged phone call between more than two parties.

• telehealth

  Healthcare facilitated by telecommunication technology, typically allowing a doctor or other healthcare professional to interact with a patient visually and audibly.

• micrometer

  A device used to measure distance very precisely but within a limited range, especially depth, thickness, and diameter.

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