chronoscope

[ kron-uh-skohp, kroh-nuh- ]

/ ˈkrɒn əˌskoʊp, ˈkroʊ nə- /

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noun

an electronic instrument for measuring accurately very brief intervals of time, as in determining the velocity of projectiles.

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Origin of chronoscope

First recorded in 1695–1705; chrono- + -scope

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/, noun

Words nearby chronoscope

chronology, chronometer, chronometry, chronon, chronopher, chronoscope, chronotherapy, Chronotron, chronotropic, -chroous, chrys-

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How to use chronoscope in a sentence

In a previous chapter I have described the "chronoscope" which was used by Marey.
Practical Cinematography and Its Applications|Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
The measurements of reaction time herein considered were made with the Hipp Chronoscope.
Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1|Various
Animal reacts and by its movements turns a key, RK (Fig. 6), thus making the chronoscope circuit and stopping the record.
Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1|Various
As soon as the point touched the animal the chronoscope circuit was broken by the raising of the upper arm of the key.
Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1|Various

The introduction of resistance by means of the rheostat, R, was frequently a convenient method of correcting the chronoscope.
Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1|Various

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, adverb

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Origin of chronoscope

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