telemetría

/teleˈmetɾia/
nounIntermediate
⚙️Engineering
technical

The process of measuring and transmitting data from remote sources to a receiving station for monitoring and analysis, commonly used in engineering, aerospace, and medical fields.

Los satélites usan telemetría para enviar datos sobre su estado a la Tierra.

Satellites use telemetry to send data about their status to Earth.

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Often involves wireless transmission of data from sensors or devices.

🏥Medicine
technical

In medicine, the remote monitoring of a patient's vital signs or medical device performance.

La telemetría cardíaca ayuda a los médicos a monitorear a los pacientes con arritmias.

Cardiac telemetry helps doctors monitor patients with arrhythmias.

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Used in hospitals for continuous patient monitoring.

Collocations

telemetría médicamedical telemetrysistema de telemetríatelemetry systemdatos de telemetríatelemetry data

Synonyms

💡Pro Tip

Technical Context

Telemetría is often used in engineering and medical contexts, so pay attention to the field-specific terminology.

📖Word Origin

From Greek 'tēle' (far) + 'metron' (measure).

📝Usage Notes

Commonly used in technical fields where remote data collection is essential.

Word Breakdown

tele-
far, distant
prefix
+
-metría
measurement
suffix
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