telethermometer

noun

tele·​thermometer

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: an apparatus for indicating the temperature of a distant point (as by a thermoelectric circuit and a galvanometer)

telethermometry

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noun

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary tel- entry 1 + thermometer

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