1. remote measuring device: a device used to record information about a remote object or event and transmit it to an observer
2. device for measuring distances directly: a device used for measuring distances directly that does not use rods or chains across the distance to be measured
transitive verb (past and past participletel·e·me·tered, present participletel·e·me·ter·ing, 3rd person present singulartel·e·me·ters)
Definition:
transmit data: to collect and transmit data about a remote object, especially using a satellite