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marine chronometer

marine chronometer noun: a timepiece used as a portable time standard at sea so as to enable the determining of longitude by means of celestial navigation.

Noun

marine chronometer (plural marine chronometers)

  1. A timepiece used as a portable time standard at sea so as to enable the determining of longitude by means of celestial navigation.
    Synonyms:
    longitude clock

Synonyms of marine chronometer

Forms of marine chronometer

pluralmarine chronometers

Questions about marine chronometer

What does marine chronometer mean?
Marine chronometer means a timepiece used as a portable time standard at sea so as to enable the determining of longitude by means of celestial navigation.
What part of speech is marine chronometer?
Marine chronometer is a noun.
What is the plural of marine chronometer?
The plural of marine chronometer is marine chronometers.

Words near marine chronometer in the dictionary

  1. marine artist
  2. marine artists
  3. marine biologist
  4. marine biologists
  5. marine biology
  6. marine chronometer
  7. marine chronometers
  8. marine climate
  9. marine climates
  10. marine corps
  11. marine engine

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