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单词 chronometry
释义

chronometry

[ kruh-nom-i-tree ]
/ krəˈnɒm ɪ tri /

noun

the art of measuring time accurately.
measurement of time by periods or divisions.

Origin of chronometry

First recorded in 1825–35; chrono- + -metry

Words nearby chronometry

chronological order, chronologist, chronologize, chronology, chronometer, chronometry, chronon, chronooncology, chronopher, chronoscope, chronotherapy
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Example sentences from the Web for chronometry

  • Chronometry we shall find, but not chronicles; astronomy with astrological aims; ritual, but no records.

    The American Egypt|Channing Arnold

  • Our chronometry depends on the annual motion of the Earth round the Sun.

    Essays Towards a Theory of Knowledge|Alexander Philip

  • This ingenious and valuable discovery introduced a new ra in chronometry.

    A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2)|Johann Beckman

British Dictionary definitions for chronometry

chronometry
/ (krəˈnɒmɪtrɪ) /

noun

the science or technique of measuring time with extreme accuracy
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
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