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telethermometer

American

[tel-uh-ther-mom-i-ter] / ˌtɛl ə θərˈmɒm ɪ tər /

noun

any of various thermometers that indicate or record temperatures at a distance, as by means of an electric current.

First recorded in 1890–95; tele- ¹ + thermometer

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As he did so he kept his attention fixed on the telethermometer.

From The Dream Doctor by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

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