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CHRONOSCOPE

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chron⋅o⋅scope

  [kron-uh-skohp, kroh-nuh-]
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–noun
an electronic instrument for measuring accurately very brief intervals of time, as in determining the velocity of projectiles.
Origin:
1695–1705; chrono- + -scope

Related forms:
chron⋅o⋅scop⋅ic  [kron-uh-skop-ik] , adjective
chron⋅o⋅scop⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
chro⋅nos⋅co⋅py  [kruh-nos-kuh-pee] , noun
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chron·o·scope   (krŏn'ə-skōp', krō'nə-)   
n.  An optical instrument for the precise measurement of very small time intervals.
chron'o·scop'ic (-skŏp'ĭk) adj.
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