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

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chronometry

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 ● Dec. 12, 2017

Dan Morgan, a petrologist at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom and an early practitioner of diffusion chronometry, shares that concern.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 17, 2016

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 ● Nov. 17, 2016

With diffusion chronometry, however, researchers can use crystals to learn the histories and personalities of these hibernating volcanoes.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 17, 2016

Measures like these added precision to the understanding of how long it takes the brain to react, findings that were very much in the spirit of Helmholtz and mental chronometry, the study of brain structures.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel