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chronograph
[ kron-uh-graf, -grahf ]
noun
- a timepiece fitted with a recording device, as a stylus and rotating drum, used to mark the exact instant of an occurrence, especially in astronomy.
- a timepiece capable of measuring extremely brief intervals of time accurately, as a stopwatch able to record fractions of a second as well as elapsed time.
verb (used with object)
- to time by means of a chronograph.
chronograph
/ krəˈnɒɡrəfə; -ˌɡræf; ˈkrəʊnə-; ˌkrɒnəˈɡræfɪk; ˈkrɒnəˌɡrɑːf /
noun
- an accurate instrument for recording small intervals of time
- any timepiece, esp a wristwatch designed for maximum accuracy
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Derived Forms
- ˌchronoˈgraphically, adverb
- chronographic, adjective
- chronographer, noun
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Other Words From
- chro·nog·ra·pher [kr, uh, -, nog, -r, uh, -fer], noun
- chron·o·graph·ic [kron-, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
- chrono·graphi·cal·ly adverb
- chro·nogra·phy noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chronograph1
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Example Sentences
When it passes through the first screen it breaks the current activating a chronograph, counting chronograph.
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In many respects the instrument is similar to the electro-ballistic chronograph of Navez.
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The saving of time and labor by the printing chronograph is very considerable and the filing of the records very convenient.
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It is possible to connect any of these clocks telegraphically with an instrument in the observatory, known as a chronograph.
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The mode of operating with the chronograph at a race has been thus described.
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