- te·lem·e·try
- /təˈlɛmətri/ noun [noncount]technical : the process of using special equipment to take measurements of something (such as pressure, speed, or temperature) and send them by radio to another place
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te|lem|e|try — «tuh LEHM uh tree», noun. the use of telemeters for measuring and transmitting information … Useful english dictionary
bi|o|te|lem|e|try — «BY oh tuh LEHM uh tree», noun. the monitoring of the vital functions of a person or animal and the transmission of the data to a distant point, as from a spacecraft to earth … Useful english dictionary
e|co|te|lem|e|try — «EE koh tuh LEHM uh tree, EHK oh », noun. = biotelemetry. (Cf. ↑biotelemetry) … Useful english dictionary
ra|di|o|te|lem|e|try — «RAY dee oh tuh LEHM uh tree», noun. the automatic taking of measurements at distant or inaccessible points, as within a nuclear reactor, and the transmission of the data to a receiving point, specifically by means of radio: »Radiotelemetry,… … Useful english dictionary
lem — aneu·ri·lem·mic; ca·lem·bour; col·lem·bo·la; d a·lem·bert s; ep·i·lem·ma; go·lem; haar·lem; har·lem; har·lem·ite; je·ru·sa·lem; lem·mer; lem·ming; lem·mus; lem·na; lem·na·ce·ae; lem·nad; lem·nis·cate; lem·nis·cus; lem·on·ade; lem·on·ish; lem·ony; … English syllables
try — ac·e·tom·e·try; ac·i·dim·e·try; acou·me·try; ac·ti·no·chem·is·try; al·co·hol·om·e·try; alec·try·o·man·cy; alec·try·on; al·gom·e·try; al·ka·lim·e·try; al·ka·lom·e·try; al·lom·e·try; al·tim·e·try; am·per·om·e·try; an·ces·try; an·e·mom·e·try;… … English syllables
tri|lem|ma — «try LEHM uh», noun. 1. a form of argument resembling the dilemma, but involving three alternatives instead of two. 2. a situation requiring a choice of one of three alternatives … Useful english dictionary
telemetry — te·lem·e·try … English syllables
biotelemetry — The technique of monitoring vital processes and transmitting data without wires to a point remote from the subject. * * * bio·te·lem·e·try tə lem ə trē n, pl tries remote detection and measurement of a human or animal condition, activity, or… … Medical dictionary
telemetry — The science of measuring a quantity, transmitting the results by radio signals to a distant station, and there interpreting, indicating, and/or recording the results. SEE ALSO: biotelemetry. cardiac t. transmission of cardiac signals (electric or … Medical dictionary
