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TELEMETER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any scientific instrument for observing events at a distance and transmitting the information back to the observer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("telemeter" is a kind of...):
scientific instrument (an instrument used by scientists)
Holonyms ("telemeter" is a part of...):
space probe (a rocket-propelled guided missile that can escape the earth's atmosphere; makes observations of the solar system that cannot be made by terrestrial observation)