| 单词 | longitude watch |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslongitude watch longitude watch n. now historical a small chronometer formerly used in ascertaining longitude. ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > [noun] > chronometer longitude1665 longitude watch1670 chronometer1714 sea-watch1768 watch1778 box chronometer1789 oligochronometer1857 1670 H. Oldenburg Let. 20 Jan. in Corr. (1969) VI. 437 Mr Hugens in a late letter of his to me, writeth thus concerning his longitude-watch, he sent to Candia. 1764 Ann. Reg. 1763 i. 100 The trial of Mr. Harrison's longitude watch. 1929 Rep. Proc. Empire Conf. Surv. Officers 1928 26 Each observing party of the Topographical Survey carries four sidereal watches in a special container and two stop watches, one intended as a spare; but, while marked as a spare, the latter is used as a longitude watch. 2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 14 June (Travel section) 2/3 Because of inventions like the deck watch and longitude watch, Breguet was appointed Watchmaker to the Royal Navy in 1815. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。