chronometry

[ kruh-nom-i-tree ]

/ krəˈnɒm ɪ tri /

noun

the art of measuring time accurately.

measurement of time by periods or divisions.

Nearby words

chronologist, chronologize, chronology, chronometer, chronometric, chronometry, chronon, chronooncology, chronopher, chronoscope, chronoscopic

Origin of chronometry

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

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Examples from the Web for chronometry

Chronometry we shall find, but not chronicles; astronomy with astrological aims; ritual, but no records.
The American Egypt|Channing Arnold
Our chronometry depends on the annual motion of the Earth round the Sun.
Essays Towards a Theory of Knowledge|Alexander Philip
This ingenious and valuable discovery introduced a new ra in chronometry.
A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2)|Johann Beckman

British Dictionary definitions for chronometry

chronometry

/ (krəˈnɒmɪtrɪ) /

noun

the science or technique of measuring time with extreme accuracy

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