MEANING
The automatic measurement and transmission of data from a distant instrument or system.
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- spacecraft telemetry
- telemetry stream
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Telemetry showed a slow rise in the reactor’s temperature.
The probe’s telemetry stopped midway through the maneuver.
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- Base
- telemetry
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Usage notes
Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Usually uncountable; plural telemetries for distinct streams or systems. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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