chronometer

== English == === Alternative forms === chronometre (nonstandard) === Etymology === From chrono- +‎ -meter, possibly after the model of earlier French chronomètre (“metronome”), ultimately from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + μέτρον (métron, “meter, measuring device”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /kɹəˈnɒm.ə.tə(ɹ)/ (US) IPA(key): /krə(ʊ)ˈnɒmɪtər/ (Australian) IPA(key): /kɹəˈnɔm.ə.tə(ɹ)/ Hyphenation: chro‧nom‧e‧ter === Noun === chronometer (plural chronometers) A device for measuring time, particularly a precision mechanism for measuring time of day. ==== Synonyms ==== timepiece (some uses) time standard ==== Hyponyms ==== clock, timepiece (some uses), watch, pocket watch; stopwatch, chronograph; chronoscope; clepsydra; horologium, horologe (archaic) ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === === References === “chronometer”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. Wolfgang Köberer, "On the First Use of the Term 'Chronometer'", The Mariner's Mirror, Vol. 106, No. 2, 2016, pp. 203–06 === Anagrams === chronometre == Dutch == === Etymology === From French chronomètre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxroː.noː.meː.tər/ Hyphenation: chro‧no‧me‧ter === Noun === chronometer m (plural chronometers, no diminutive) chronometer