chronometer
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- chronometre (nonstandard)
Etymology[edit]
From chrono- + -meter, possibly after the model of earlier French chronomètre (“metronome”), ultimately from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + μέτρον (métron, “meter, measuring device”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /kɹəˈnɒm.ə.tə(ɹ)/
- (US) IPA(key): /kɹəˈnɑ.mə.tɚ/, [kɹəˈnɑ.mə.ɾɚ]
Audio (US) (file)
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /kɹəˈnɔm.ə.tə(ɹ)/
Noun[edit]
chronometer (plural chronometers)
- A device for measuring time, particularly a precision mechanism for measuring time of day.
- A wristwatch costs $20. A chronometer costs $20,000.
Synonyms[edit]
- timepiece (some uses)
Hyponyms[edit]
- clock, timepiece (some uses), watch, pocket watch; stopwatch, chronograph; chronoscope; sundial; hourglass; water clock, clepsydra; horologium, horologe (archaic)
Coordinate terms[edit]
- horology, chronometry (study of time); horologist, horologer (manufacturer)
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
device for measuring time, particularly time of day
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References[edit]
- “chronometer”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- Wolfgang Köberer, "On the First Use of the Term 'Chronometer'", The Mariner's Mirror, Vol. 106, No. 2, 2016, pp. 203–06
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- en:Clocks
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