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chronometer

Syllables: chro·nom·e·terUK/kɹəˈnɒm.ə.tə(ɹ)//krə(ʊ)ˈnɒmɪtər/

chronometer noun: a device for measuring time, particularly a precision mechanism for measuring time of day.

chronometer: a device for measuring time, particularly a precision mechanism for measuring time of day
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Noun

chronometer (plural chronometers)

  1. A device for measuring time, particularly a precision mechanism for measuring time of day.
    • A wristwatch costs $20; a chronometer costs $20,000.
    • The balances of all moveable time-keepers, the chronometer excepted, are prevented from vibrating beyond the proper arc by what is called bankings. The inferior escapements are very easily banked; a pin fixed in the balance, coming in contact with one or two studs, is sufficient for that purpose....1825, “Transactions of the Society Instituted at London for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce”, in Royal Society of Arts, Great Britain

chronometer meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Indonesian and Persian

chronometer in Tamil

நேரமானி, துல்லிய கடிகாரம், கால அளவி, காலமானி, நரமாணி, மின்னணு மின்னியல் கடிகாரம்

chronometer in Tagalog

device for measuring time, particularly time of day
tionsukat

chronometer in Indonesian

device for measuring time, particularly time of day
kronometer

chronometer in Persian

device for measuring time, particularly time of day
کرنومتر koronometr, گاهسنج gâh-sanj, زمانسنج zamân-sanj
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chronometer in Thai
โครโนมิเตอร์ kroo-noo-mí-dtə̂ə

Synonyms of chronometer

Forms of chronometer

pluralchronometers
alternative form (nonstandard)chronometre

Origin of chronometer

From chrono- + -meter, possibly after the model of earlier French chronomètre (“metronome”), ultimately from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + μέτρον (métron, “meter, measuring device”).

Words formed from chronometer

Questions about chronometer

What does chronometer mean?
Chronometer means a device for measuring time, particularly a precision mechanism for measuring time of day.
What is chronometer in Tamil?
Chronometer in Tamil is நேரமானி, துல்லிய கடிகாரம், கால அளவி. See Chronometer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chronometer?
Chronometer is a noun.
How do you pronounce chronometer?
Chronometer is pronounced /kɹəˈnɒm.ə.tə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of chronometer?
The plural of chronometer is chronometers.

Words near chronometer in the dictionary

  1. chronomedical
  2. chronomedicine
  3. chronomentrophobia
  4. chronometabolic
  5. chronometabolism
  6. chronometer
  7. chronometers
  8. chronometre
  9. chronometres
  10. chronometric
  11. chronometrical

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chronometer (page history and authors); chronometer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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