[tuh-lem-i-ter, tel-uh-mee-ter] 
| 1. | any of certain devices or attachments for determining distances by measuring the angle subtending a known distance. |
| 2. | Electricity. the complete measuring, transmitting, and receiving apparatus for indicating, recording, or integrating at a distance, by electrical translating means, the value of a quantity. |
| 3. | to transmit (radio signals, data, etc.) automatically and at a distance, as between a ground station and an artificial satellite, space probe, or the like, esp. in order to record information, operate guidance apparatus, etc. |
| 4. | to telemeter radio signals, data, etc. |
| te·lem·e·try (tə-lěm'ĭ-trē) n. The science and technology of automatic measurement and transmission of data by wire, radio, or other means from remote sources, as from space vehicles, to receiving stations for recording and analysis. tel'e·met'ric (těl'ə-mět'rĭk), tel'e·met'ri·cal (-rĭ-kəl) adj., tel'e·met'ri·cal·ly adv. |
Automatic measurement and transmission of data or information by such means as wire or (more commonly today) microwave relays from the source to a distant receiver.
Note: Satellites transmit their data by telemetry.
telemetry te·lem·e·try (tə-lěm'ĭ-trē)
n.
The science and technology of automatic measurement and transmission of data by radio or other means from remote sources to receiving stations for recording and analysis.
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