Te*lem"e*ter (?), n. [Gr. &?; far + - meter.]

An instrument used for measuring the distance of an object from an observer; as, a telescope with a micrometer for measuring the apparent diameter of an object whose real dimensions are known.

 

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Te*lem"e*ter, n.

An apparatus for recording at a distant station the indications of physical instruments such as the thermometer, galvanometer, etc.

 

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