chronometer
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English
Alternative forms
- chronometre (nonstandard)
Etymology
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
- (UK) IPA(key): /kɹəˈnɒm.ə.tə(ɹ)/
- (US) IPA(key): /kɹəˈnɑ.mə.tɚ/,
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- (General Australian) IPA(key): /kɹəˈnɔm.ə.tə(ɹ)/
Noun
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
- timepiece (some uses)
Hyponyms
- clock, timepiece (some uses), watch, pocket watch; stopwatch, chronograph; chronoscope; sundial; hourglass; water clock, clepsydra; horologium, horologe (archaic)
Coordinate terms
- horology, chronometry (study of time); horologist, horologer (manufacturer)
Derived terms
Translations
device for measuring time, particularly time of day
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References
- “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