Definition of Chronometer. Meaning of Chronometer. Synonyms of Chronometer

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Definition of Chronometer

Chronometer
Chronometer Chro*nom"e*ter, n. [Gr. ? time + -meter: cf. F. chronom[`e]tre.] 1. An instrument for measuring time; a timekeeper. 2. A portable timekeeper, with a heavy compensation balance, and usually beating half seconds; -- intended to keep time with great accuracy for use an astronomical observations, in determining longitude, etc. 3. (Mus.) A metronome. Box chronometer. See under Box. Pocket chronometer, a chronometer in the form of a large watch. To rate a chronometer. See Rate, v. t.

Meaning of Chronometer from wikipedia

- marked as Certified Chronometer or Officially Certified Chronometer. Outside Switzerland, equivalent bodies, such as the ****an Chronometer Inspection Institute...
- A clock or chronometer is a device that measures and displays time. The clock is one of the oldest human inventions, meeting the need to measure intervals...
- A marine chronometer is a precision timepiece that is carried on a ship and emplo**** in the determination of the ship's position by celestial navigation...
- 1776) was an English carpenter and clockmaker who invented the marine chronometer, a long-sought-after device for solving the problem of calculating longitude...
- Thomas Mercer Chronometers is a British company specialising in the design and production of bespoke chronometers. The story begins with John Harrison...
- Contrôle officiel suisse des Chronomètres (COSC), the Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute, is the institute responsible for certifying the accuracy...
- parti****te in domestically m****-producing chronometers. Hamilton was provided with two Swiss Ulysse Nardin marine chronometers to examine. Hamilton successfully...
- Longitude by chronometer is a method, in navigation, of determining longitude using a marine chronometer, which was developed by John Harrison during...
- An observatory chronometer is a timepiece that has p****ed stringent testing and a slate of accuracy tests. Thus, the "observatory trial" developed as...
- The Omega Marine Chronometer was the first quartz wris****ch ever to be awarded certified status as a marine chronometer. The watch was made by Omega...