chronograph
a timepiece fitted with a recording device, as a stylus and rotating drum, used to mark the exact instant of an occurrence, especially in astronomy.
a timepiece capable of measuring extremely brief intervals of time accurately, as a stopwatch able to record fractions of a second as well as elapsed time.
to time by means of a chronograph.
Origin of chronograph
1Other words from chronograph
- chro·nog·ra·pher [kruh-nog-ruh-fer], /krəˈnɒg rə fər/, noun
- chron·o·graph·ic [kron-uh-graf-ik], /ˌkrɒn əˈgræf ɪk/, adjective
- chron·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb
- chro·nog·ra·phy, noun
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How to use chronograph in a sentence
When it passes through the first screen it breaks the current activating a chronograph, counting chronograph.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyIn many respects the instrument is similar to the electro-ballistic chronograph of Navez.
The saving of time and labor by the printing chronograph is very considerable and the filing of the records very convenient.
Astronomical Instruments and Accessories | Wm. Gaertner & Co.It is possible to connect any of these clocks telegraphically with an instrument in the observatory, known as a chronograph.
The mode of operating with the chronograph at a race has been thus described.
Time and Time-Tellers | James W. Benson
British Dictionary definitions for chronograph
/ (ˈkrɒnəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf, ˈkrəʊnə-) /
an accurate instrument for recording small intervals of time
any timepiece, esp a wristwatch designed for maximum accuracy
Derived forms of chronograph
- chronographer (krəˈnɒɡrəfə), noun
- chronographic (ˌkrɒnəˈɡræfɪk), adjective
- chronographically, adverb
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