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chronometric, a.|krɒnəʊˈmɛtrɪk|
[f. prec. + -ic.]
Of or pertaining to chronometry; relating to the measurement of time. chronometric (or chronometrical) governor: an improved form of governor for regulating the velocity of an engine.
1830Lyell Princ. Geol. (1875) I. ii. xviii. 431 To obtain a Chronometric Scale. 1838in Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. I. 54 The chronometric survey of Massachusetts. 1875Poste Gaius i. (ed. 2) 101 The imperfection of chronometric instruments. 1881C. W. Siemens in Nature No. 626. 622 Another invention..the Chronometric Governor. |