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telemetry

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /tɪˈlɛm.ɪ.tɹi/
  • Canada, General-American: /təˈlɛm.əˌtɹi/
  • Australian: /təˈlem.ə.tɹi/
  • Pacific Northwest Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: T AH0 L EH1 M AH0 T R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The science, and associated technology, of the automatic recording and transmission of data from a remote source to a receiving station for analysis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: space flight

Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

automatic transmission and measurement of data from remote sources by wire or radio or other means

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration

History

Etymology

From tele- + -metry.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: telemetrie — the science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
  • Dutch: telemetrie — the science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
  • Finnish: telemetria — the science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
  • French: télémétrie — the science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
  • German: Telemetrie — the science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
  • Greek: τηλεμετρία (tilemetría) — the science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
  • Indonesian: telemetri — the science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
  • Irish: teiliméadracht — the science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
  • Italian: telemetria — the science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
  • Norwegian: telemetri — the science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
  • Polish: telemetria — the science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
  • Romanian: telemetrie — the science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
  • Russian: телеметрия (telemetrija) — the science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
  • Spanish: telemetría — the science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
  • Swedish: telemetri — the science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
  • Turkish: telemetri — the science, and associated technology, of automatic recording
  • Vietnamese: viễn trắc — the science, and associated technology, of automatic recording