telemeter

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any scientific instrument for observing events at a distance and transmitting the information back to the observer

Etymology

From French télémètre (“device used for measuring distance”) coined by Selligue from télé- + -mètre, possibly from a blend of télescope and micromètre.

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