chronograph

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χρονογράφος (khronográphos, “chronicler”). Equivalent to chrono- +‎ -graph.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɒnəɡɹɑːf/, /ˈkɹəʊ-/, /-ɡɹæf/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɑnəˌɡɹæf/, /ˈkɹoʊ-/
• Hyphenation: chron‧o‧graph

Noun

chronograph (plural chronographs)

1. (obsolete) A chronogram.
2. A device which marks or records time or time intervals.
3. A combination of a watch and a stopwatch.
   • 1941 June, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 263:

     Along this critical length Sir Nigel [Gresley], completely unmoved and in a very cheerful humour, came into my compartment and sat down next to me, with the immense chronograph in his hand that he had had made specially for speed recording; [...].

Derived terms

• autochronograph
• electrochronograph
• photochronograph
• seismochronograph

 

Related terms

• chronographic

Translations

chronogram — see chronogram

device which marks or records time or time intervals

• Arabic: كْرُونُوغْرَاف m (krūnūḡrāf)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 記時器／记时器 (zh) (jìshíqì), 計時碼表／计时码表 (jìshí mǎbiǎo), 記時儀／记时仪 (jìshíyí), 錄時器／录时器 (lùshíqì)

• Finnish: ajanottolaite
• French: chronographe (fr) m
• German: Chronograph (de) m, Chronograf m
• Japanese: クロノグラフ (kuronogurafu)
• Portuguese: cronógrafo (pt) m
• Russian: хроно́граф (ru) m (xronógraf)

watch-stopwatch combination

• Finnish: kronografi

Verb

chronograph (third-person singular simple present chronographs, present participle chronographing, simple past and past participle chronographed)

1. (firearms) To make an accurate measurement of the speed of a projectile.