chrono
noun
chrono
1 American
[kron-oh]
/ ˈkrɒn oʊ /
noun
-
chronos
plural
chrono-
2
American
chrono-
British
combining form
Usage
What does chrono- mean? Chrono- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “time.” It is used in some scientific and medical terms. Chrono- comes from the Greek chrónos, meaning “time.” The adjective chronic, meaning "constant" or "habitual," also derives from this root. What are variants of chrono-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, chrono- becomes chron-, as in chronaxie (using the French equivalent of the form).
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of chrono1
By shortening; see -o
Origin of chrono-2
< Greek, combining form of chrónos
Example Sentences
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From Time ● Nov. 15, 2011
Inside, Trevita comes with all the best technologies: a hydraulic lift system, a tire monitoring system, a chrono instrument cluster, paddle-shifters and carbon fiber brakes.
From Forbes ● Feb. 1, 2010
He glanced at his chrono as he entered the Stardust Cafe by the front door and saw that he was twenty minutes late.
From Brink of Madness by Walter J. Sheldon
He intercepted a reply by glancing at the wall chrono.
From The Burning Bridge by H. R. van Dongen
Looking at his wrist chrono he said to the four Ophiuchans who came down the ramp: "You made fine time."
From Think Yourself to Death by Stephen Marlowe
That other Greek concept is chronos, which refers to chronological or sequential time and is quantitative.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2026
I am briefly jarred out of eternity and back into the ordinary — out of kairos, sacred time, and back into chronos, chronological time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
Though that’s beautifully written, it’s hard to say with any precision what making a cut in chronos would do for our collective lives — or what it would even entail.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2023
Two important aspects of plot structure regarding time in a memoir are chronos and kairos.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
Apparently for this reason commentators have proposed to translate, chronos ouk estai eti, "the time shall not be yet," or "time shall no more intervene."
From An Essay on the Scriptural Doctrine of Immortality by James Challis
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