English
teletimer
From a trademark of American Teletimer Corp: tele- + timer.
Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- ‘to turn, revolve’
Ancient Greek τῆλε ‘at a distance, far off, far away, far from’
English tele-
Today it means
noun An electronic device, equipped with sensors, that accurately measures the finish times in a horse race.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “teletimer”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / teletimer