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chronometer |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chronometer \Chro*nom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? time + -meter: cf F. chronom[`e]tre.] 1. An instrument for measuring time; a timekeeper. 2. A portable timekeeper, with a heavy compensation balance, and usually beating half seconds; -- intended to keep time with great accuracy for use an astronomical observations, in determining longitude, etc 3. (Mus.) A metronome. {Box chronometer}. See under {Box}. {Pocket chronometer}, a chronometer in the form of a large watch. {To rate a chronometer}. See {Rate}, v. t. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: chronometer n : an accurate clock (especially used in navigation)
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