the science or technique of measuring time with extreme accuracy
chronometry in American English
(krəˈnɑmətri)
noun
the scientific measurement of time
chronometry in American English
(krəˈnɑmɪtri)
noun
1.
the art of measuring time accurately
2.
measurement of time by periods or divisions
Word origin
[1825–35; chrono- + -metry]This word is first recorded in the period 1825–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: electrolyte, relativity, runway, self-help, torquechrono- is a combining form meaning “time,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix chrono- include: chronograph, chronology, chronometer, chronopher, chronotherapy; -metry is a combining form with the meaning “the process of measuring” that specified bythe initial element. Other words that use the affix -metry include: archaeometry, bathymetry, coulometry, psychometry, stichometry
Examples of 'chronometry' in a sentence
chronometry
The oocyst purification and concentration procedure was carried out by different specialists with taking into account of each stage chronometry.
Pokhil S.I., Tymchenko O.M., Iakovenko D.V., Chigirinskaya N.A., Kostyria I.A., NesterenkoA.M. 2018, 'PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN USING THE MINI PARASEP FAECAL PARASITE CONCENTRATOR FOR CRYPTOSPORIDIUMSPP. OOCYSTS DETECTION IN STOOL', Anali Mečnikìvsʹkogo Institutuhttp://www.imiamn.org.ua/journal/3_2018/PDF/8.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Is the celestial chronometry getting deranged?
Henry White Warren Recreations in Astronomy (1879). Retrieved in 2019 from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/)