chronoscope
[ kron-uh-skohp, kroh-nuh- ]
/ ˈkrɒn əˌskoʊp, ˈkroʊ nə- /
noun
an electronic instrument for measuring accurately very brief intervals of time, as in determining the velocity of projectiles.
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OTHER WORDS FROM chronoscope
chron·o·scop·ic [kron-uh-skop-ik], /ˌkrɒn əˈskɒp ɪk/, adjectivechron·o·scop·i·cal·ly, adverbchro·nos·co·py [kruh-nos-kuh-pee], /krəˈnɒs kə pi/, nounWords nearby chronoscope
chronometer, chronometry, chronon, chronooncology, chronopher, chronoscope, chronotherapy, Chronotron, chronotropic, chronotropism, -chroous
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Example sentences from the Web for chronoscope
As soon as the point touched the animal the chronoscope circuit was broken by the raising of the upper arm of the key.
In a previous chapter I have described the "chronoscope" which was used by Marey.
Practical Cinematography and Its Applications|Frederick Arthur Ambrose TalbotThe introduction of resistance by means of the rheostat, R, was frequently a convenient method of correcting the chronoscope.
Animal reacts and by its movements turns a key, RK (Fig. 6), thus making the chronoscope circuit and stopping the record.
British Dictionary definitions for chronoscope
chronoscope
/ (ˈkrɒnəˌskəʊp, ˈkrəʊnə-) /
noun
an instrument that registers small intervals of time on a dial, cathode-ray tube, etc
Derived forms of chronoscope
chronoscopic (ˌkrɒnəˈskɒpɪk, ˌkrəʊnə-), adjectivechronoscopically, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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