chronometer
/kruh-NOM-ih-ter/nounan instrument for measuring time with great accuracy
“Marine navigation was transformed by the ship's chronometer.”
- Synonyms
- timepiece, clock
- Root
- chron- (time)
- Memory hook
- chrono (time) + meter (measure): a time-measurer.
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