telethermometer

[tel-uh-ther-mom-i-ter]

noun

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

Origin of telethermometer

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

Also called tel·e·ther·mo·scope

[tel-uh-thur-muh-skohp] /ˌtɛl əˈθɜr məˌskoʊp/.

Related formstel·e·ther·mom·e·try, noun

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