chronometry

[ kruh-nom-i-tree ]

/ krəˈnɒm ɪ tri /

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noun

the art of measuring time accurately.

measurement of time by periods or divisions.

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Origin of chronometry

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

Words nearby chronometry

chronological order, chronologist, chronologize, chronology, chronometer, chronometry, chronon, chronopher, chronoscope, chronotherapy, Chronotron

How to use chronometry in a sentence

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
Chronometry we shall find, but not chronicles; astronomy with astrological aims; ritual, but no records.
The American Egypt|Channing Arnold
To decipher these and to apply them as the elements of a new historic chronometry, are the legitimate ends of Archæology.
The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland|Daniel Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for chronometry

chronometry

/ (krəˈnɒmɪtrɪ) /

noun

the science or technique of measuring time with extreme accuracy

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