What does chronograph mean?
Definitions for chronograph
ˈkrɒn əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑfchrono·graph
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Princeton's WordNet
chronographnoun
an accurate timer for recording time
Wiktionary
chronographnoun
A chronogram.
chronographnoun
A device which marks or records time or time intervals
chronographnoun
A combination of watch and stopwatch
Etymology: From (chronografos) "chronicler".
Wikipedia
Chronograph
A chronograph is a specific type of watch that is used as a stopwatch combined with a display watch. A basic chronograph has an independent sweep second hand and a minute sub-dial; it can be started, stopped, and returned to zero by successive pressure on the stem. More complex chronographs use additional complications and can have multiple sub-dials to measure seconds, minutes, hours and even fractions of a second. In addition, many modern chronographs use moveable bezels as tachymeters for rapid calculations of speed or distance. Louis Moinet invented the chronograph in 1816 for use in tracking astronomical objects. Chronographs were also used heavily in artillery fire in the mid to late 1800s. More modern uses of chronographs involve aircraft piloting, auto racing, diving and submarine maneuvering. Since the 1980s, the term chronograph has also been applied to all digital watches that incorporate a stopwatch function.
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chronograph
A chronograph is a specific type of watch that combines the function of a stopwatch with the standard display of hours, minutes, and seconds. Some chronographs also feature additional elements like a tachymeter for measuring speed over a predefined distance. The term can also refer to the instrument used for recording the duration of an event or phenomenon.
Webster Dictionary
Chronographnoun
an instrument for measuring or recording intervals of time, upon a revolving drum or strip of paper moved by clockwork. The action of the stylus or pen is controlled by electricity
Chronographnoun
same as Chronogram, 1
Chronographnoun
a chronoscope
Etymology: [Gr. time + -graph: cf. F. chronographe.]
Wikidata
Chronograph
A chronograph is a specific type of watch that is used as a stopwatch combined with a display watch. A basic chronograph has an independent sweep second hand; it can be started, stopped, and returned to zero by successive pressure on the stem. Louis Moinet invented the chronograph in 1816
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Chronograph
kron′o-graf, n. a chronogram: an instrument for taking exact measurements of time, or for recording graphically the moment or duration of an event.—ns. Chronog′rapher, a chronicler; Chronog′raphy, chronology. [Gr. chronos, time, graphein, to write.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
chronograph
See Chronoscope.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of chronograph in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of chronograph in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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