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telethermoscope

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tel⋅e⋅ther⋅mom⋅e⋅ter

  [tel-uh-ther-mom-i-ter]
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–noun
any of various thermometers that indicate or record temperatures at a distance, as by means of an electric current.
Also called tel⋅e⋅ther⋅mo⋅scope  [tel-uh-thur-muh-skohp] .

Origin:
1890–95; tele- 1 + thermometer

Related forms:
tel⋅e⋅ther⋅mom⋅e⋅try, noun
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tel·e·ther·mo·scope   (těl'ə-thûr'mə-skōp')   
n.  An apparatus for indicating or recording the temperatures of distant or inaccessible locations.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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