chronometer (noun)
1chronometer — ► NOUN ▪ an instrument for measuring time accurately in spite of motion or varying conditions …
2chronometer — noun Date: circa 1735 timepiece; especially one designed to keep time with great accuracy …
3chronometer — noun A device for measuring time, such as a watch or clock …
4chronometer — noun (C) a very exact clock for measuring time, used for scientific purposes …
5chronometer — UK [krəˈnɒmɪtə(r)] / US [krəˈnɑmətər] noun [countable] Word forms chronometer : singular chronometer plural chronometers a piece of equipment that measures time accurately …
6chronometer — chro|nom|e|ter [ krə namətər ] noun count a piece of equipment that measures time accurately …
7chronometer — [krə nɒmɪtə] noun an instrument for measuring time accurately in spite of motion or variations in temperature, humidity, and air pressure …
8chronometer — /krəˈnɒmətə / (say kruh nomuhtuh) noun a timekeeper with special mechanism for ensuring accuracy, for use in determining longitude at sea or for any purpose where very exact measurement of time is required. {chrono + meter1} –chronometric… …
9half chronometer — noun : a watch having an escapement compounded of the lever and chronometer escapements; also : a fine lever escapement watch adjusted for temperature …
10marine chronometer — noun : chronometer a …
