telemeteorograph

noun

tele·​meteorograph

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: an apparatus recording meteorological phenomena at a distance from the measuring apparatus (as by electricity or compressed air)

especially : an apparatus recording conditions at many distant stations at a central office

telemeteorographic

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adjective

telemeteorography

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noun

plural -es

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary tel- entry 1 + meteorograph; probably originally formed as French télémétéorographe

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