chronometernoun [ C ]
uk/krəˈnɒm.ɪ.tər/us/krəˈnɑː.mə.t̬ɚ/specializeda piece of equipment that measures time very accurately
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Watches & clocks
- 24-hour clock
- against the clock idiom
- alarm clock
- at/on the stroke of sth idiom
- bezel
- clock
- crystal
- hourglass
- lose
- minute hand
- movement
- pendulum
- radio alarm clock
- second hand
- slow
- strike
- watchband
- watchstrap
- winder
- wristwatch
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Examples from literature
- He glanced at the astral chronometer.
- His chronometer showed a minute and half to blast time.
- The actual Greenwich time of the occurrence is calculated, and the error of the chronometer is thus determined.
- There was still ten seconds to go, according to the big chronometer that had been installed in the lock.
- With ordinary care the chronometer error can be determined in this way to within a few seconds, which is accurate enough for purposes of navigation.