chronometry

American  

[kruh-nom-i-tree] / krəˈnɒm ɪ tri /

noun

1. the art of measuring time accurately.

2. measurement of time by periods or divisions.

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chronometry British  

/ krəˈnɒmɪtrɪ /

noun

1. the science or technique of measuring time with extreme accuracy

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Etymology

Origin of chronometry

First recorded in 1825–35; chrono- + -metry

Example Sentences

Chamberlain, K. J., Morgan, D. J. & Wilson, C. J. N. Timescales of mixing and mobilisation in the Bishop Tuff magma body: perspectives from diffusion chronometry.

From Nature

The early differentiation of Mars inferred from Hf–W chronometry.

From Nature

The researchers were able to tie monitoring records of earthquakes, ground deformation, and gas emissions to pulses of magma recorded in crystal chemistry, which they dated using diffusion chronometry.

From Science Magazine

At first, single experiments could take weeks, but the results gave diffusion chronometry teeth.

From Science Magazine

Costa has spent years learning to coax such stories out of tiny volcanic crystals with a technique he helped develop, known as diffusion chronometry.

From Science Magazine