遥测 (yáo cè) — to telemeter; to transmit measurement data from a remote source

Definition

Technical term for remote measurement — measuring something at a distance and transmitting the data back (e.g. from a satellite, deep-sea sensor, or patient's body).

verb
to telemeterto transmit measurement data from a remote source

Examples

  • 遥测。
    Wèi xīng yáo cè xì tǒng néng bǎ shù jù chuán huí dì miàn zhàn.
    The satellite telemetry system can transmit data back to the ground station.
  • 遥测。
    Yī shēng tōng guò yáo cè shè bèi jiān cè bìng rén de xīn lǜ.
    Doctors monitor patients' heart rates through telemetry equipment.
  • 遥测。
    Zhè ge chuán gǎn qì yòng yú yáo cè shēn hǎi de shuǐ wēn biàn huà.
    This sensor is used to telemeter changes in deep-sea water temperature.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

遥yáoremote
测cèmeasure

遥 “remote” and 测 “measure” combine to mean measuring from afar.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 測; 测 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
則
則zé測cè
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 測 combines 氵 (water) with 則 for the sound; it is explained as measuring the depth of water. The simplified 测 is a later shorthand.

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