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chronograph

[ kron-uh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

  1. 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.
  2. 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.


verb (used with object)

  1. to time by means of a chronograph.

chronograph

/ krəˈnɒɡrəfə; -ˌɡræf; ˈkrəʊnə-; ˌkrɒnəˈɡræfɪk; ˈkrɒnəˌɡrɑːf /

noun

  1. an accurate instrument for recording small intervals of time
  2. any timepiece, esp a wristwatch designed for maximum accuracy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌchronoˈgraphically, adverb
  • chronographic, adjective
  • chronographer, noun
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Other Words From

  • chro·nog·ra·pher [kr, uh, -, nog, -r, uh, -fer], noun
  • chron·o·graph·ic [kron-, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
  • chrono·graphi·cal·ly adverb
  • chro·nogra·phy noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chronograph1

First recorded in 1655–65; chrono- + -graph
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Example Sentences

When it passes through the first screen it breaks the current activating a chronograph, counting chronograph.

In 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.

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.

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