Definition of chronometer Chronometer
chro•nom•e•ter
We found 10 definitions of chronometer from 7 different sources.
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What does chronometer mean?
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NounPlural: chronometers |
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| chronometer - an accurate clock (especially used in navigation) |
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- chronometer (n.)
An instrument for measuring time; a timekeeper. - chronometer (n.)
A portable timekeeper, with a heavy compensation balance, and usually beating half seconds; -- intended to keep time with great accuracy for use an astronomical observations, in determining longitude, etc. - chronometer (n.)
A metronome.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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chronometer
An extremely accurate clock that is relatively unaffected by movement or temperature changes.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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chronometer
kron-om′e-tėr, n. an instrument for measuring time: a watch.—adjs. Chronomet′ric, -al.—n. Chronom′etry, the art of measuring time by means of instruments: measurement of time. [Gr. chronos, and metron, a measure.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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chronometer
A valuable time-piece fitted with a compensation-balance, adjusted for the accurate measurement of time in all climates, and used by navigators for the determination of the longitude. -
chronometer
An instrument adapted for measuring mean time. The result of many years of study and experiment by our best horologists. (See LONGITUDE.)
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🔤- chronometer, noun, singular of chronometers.
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