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telerilevamento

remote sensing

noun teh-leh-ree-leh-VAH-men-toh Rare

Origin: Compound of tele- (distant) + rilevamento (survey, detection), from rilevare.

Usage Note

Telerilevamento is a technical term in geography and earth sciences for gathering data about an object from a distance, typically via satellite or aircraft. It is always masculine: il telerilevamento. The related verb is rilevare and the agent noun is rilevatore.

Examples

"Il telerilevamento satellitare monitora le foreste."

Natural Translation

Satellite remote sensing monitors forests.

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