chronometer
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ɪ noun
1.
a timepiece or timing device with a special mechanism for ensuring and adjusting its accuracy, for use in determining longitude at sea or for any purpose where very exact measurement of time is required.
2.
any timepiece, especially a wristwatch, designed for the highest accuracy.
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chronometer (krəˈnɒmɪtə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a timepiece designed to be accurate in all conditions of temperature, pressure, etc, used esp at sea | |
| chronometric | |
| —adj | |
| chrono'metrical | |
| —adj | |
| chrono'metrically | |
| —adv | |
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Science Dictionary
| chronometer (krə-nŏm'ĭ-tər) Pronunciation Key
An extremely accurate clock or other timepiece. Chronometers are used in scientific experiments, navigation, and astronomical observations. It was the invention of a chronometer capable of being used aboard ship, in 1762, that allowed navigators for the first time to accurately determine their longitude at sea. |
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Example sentences
Another tool he used was a chronometer, which measures time, and he was skilled in reading charts.
The planetary week is not a grand chronometer of celestial movements or a gauge of seasonal changes.
The marine chronometer: its history and development.
The chronometer or timekeeper were used for longitude.
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