intervalometer

[ in-ter-vuh-lom-i-ter ]

noun

1. an automatic device for operating the shutter of a camera at regular intervals, as in making aerial photographs.

intervalometer

/ ˌɪntəvəˈlɒmɪtə /

noun

1. an automatic device used to trigger an operation at regular intervals, esp such a device operating the shutter of a camera

Word History and Origins

Origin of intervalometer¹

First recorded in 1930–35; interval + -o- + -meter