chronograph

[ kron-uh-graf, -grahf ]

/ ˈkrɒn əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

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noun

a timepiece fitted with a recording device, as a stylus and rotating drum, used to mark the exact instant of an occurrence, especially in astronomy.

a timepiece capable of measuring extremely brief intervals of time accurately, as a stopwatch able to record fractions of a second as well as elapsed time.

verb (used with object)

to time by means of a chronograph.

Origin of chronograph

First recorded in 1655–65; chrono- + -graph

OTHER WORDS FROM chronograph

chro·nog·ra·pher

[kruh-nog-ruh-fer], /krəˈnɒg rə fər/, nounchron·o·graph·ic

[kron-uh-graf-ik], /ˌkrɒn əˈgræf ɪk/, adjectivechron·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverbchro·nog·ra·phy, noun

Words nearby chronograph

chronic trypanosomiasis, chronic ulcer, chrono, chronobiology, chronogram, chronograph, chronol., chronological, chronological age, chronological order, chronologist

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Example sentences from the Web for chronograph

When it passes through the first screen it breaks the current activating a chronograph, counting chronograph.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
I stopped the chronograph and wrote them down, and the time they occupied.
Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development|Francis Galton
It now remains to say a few words about Prof. Von Beetz's chronograph.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 421, January 26, 1884|Various
Close by the door of the Chronograph Room a great wooden staircase rises to the roof of the main building.
The Royal Observatory Greenwich|E. Walter (Edwared Walter) Maunder

The intervals of exposures were recorded by the chronograph, and divided into thousandths of a second.
The Science of Animal Locomotion (Zoopraxography)|Eadweard Muybridge

British Dictionary definitions for chronograph

chronograph

/ (ˈkrɒnəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf, ˈkrəʊnə-) /

noun

an accurate instrument for recording small intervals of time

any timepiece, esp a wristwatch designed for maximum accuracy

Derived forms of chronograph

chronographer (krəˈnɒɡrəfə), nounchronographic (ˌkrɒnəˈɡræfɪk), adjectivechronographically, adverb

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单词	chronograph
释义	chronograph [ kron-uh-graf, -grahf ] / ˈkrɒn əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR chronograph ON THESAURUS.COM noun a timepiece fitted with a recording device, as a stylus and rotating drum, used to mark the exact instant of an occurrence, especially in astronomy. a timepiece capable of measuring extremely brief intervals of time accurately, as a stopwatch able to record fractions of a second as well as elapsed time. verb (used with object) to time by means of a chronograph. Origin of chronograph First recorded in 1655–65; chrono- + -graph OTHER WORDS FROM chronograph chro·nog·ra·pher [kruh-nog-ruh-fer], /krəˈnɒg rə fər/, nounchron·o·graph·ic [kron-uh-graf-ik], /ˌkrɒn əˈgræf ɪk/, adjectivechron·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverbchro·nog·ra·phy, noun Words nearby chronograph chronic trypanosomiasis, chronic ulcer, chrono, chronobiology, chronogram, chronograph, chronol., chronological, chronological age, chronological order, chronologist Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chronograph When it passes through the first screen it breaks the current activating a chronograph, counting chronograph. Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy I stopped the chronograph and wrote them down, and the time they occupied. Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development\|Francis Galton It now remains to say a few words about Prof. Von Beetz's chronograph. Scientific American Supplement, No. 421, January 26, 1884\|Various Close by the door of the Chronograph Room a great wooden staircase rises to the roof of the main building. The Royal Observatory Greenwich\|E. Walter (Edwared Walter) Maunder The intervals of exposures were recorded by the chronograph, and divided into thousandths of a second. The Science of Animal Locomotion (Zoopraxography)\|Eadweard Muybridge British Dictionary definitions for chronograph chronograph / (ˈkrɒnəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf, ˈkrəʊnə-) / noun an accurate instrument for recording small intervals of time any timepiece, esp a wristwatch designed for maximum accuracy Derived forms of chronograph chronographer (krəˈnɒɡrəfə), nounchronographic (ˌkrɒnəˈɡræfɪk), adjectivechronographically, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to chronograph alarm, timer, dial, clock, watch, chronometer, calendar, repeater, metronome, pendulum, horologe, chronoscope, gnomon, sundial, stopwatch, clepsydra, hourglass, timepiece, tattler, timekeeper
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chronograph

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of chronograph

OTHER WORDS FROM chronograph

Words nearby chronograph

Example sentences from the Web for chronograph

British Dictionary definitions for chronograph

noun

Derived forms of chronograph

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