Definitions for chronometer
krəˈnɒm ɪ tərchronome·ter

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. chronometernoun

   an accurate clock (especially used in navigation)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chronometernoun

   A device for measuring time, such as a watch or clock

2. Etymology: From χρόνος + μέτρον

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. A Chronometernoun

   An instrument for the exact mensuration of time.

   Etymology: χϱόνος and μέτϱον.

   According to observation made with a pendulum chronometer, a bullet, at its first discharge, flies five hundred and ten yards in five half seconds. William Derham, Physico-Theology.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chronometer

   A clock or a timepiece is a device used to measure and indicate time. The clock is one of the oldest human inventions, meeting the need to measure intervals of time shorter than the natural units such as the day, the lunar month and the year. Devices operating on several physical processes have been used over the millennia. Some predecessors to the modern clock may be considered as "clocks" that are based on movement in nature: A sundial shows the time by displaying the position of a shadow on a flat surface. There is a range of duration timers, a well-known example being the hourglass. Water clocks, along with the sundials, are possibly the oldest time-measuring instruments. A major advance occurred with the invention of the verge escapement, which made possible the first mechanical clocks around 1300 in Europe, which kept time with oscillating timekeepers like balance wheels.Traditionally, in horology (the study of timekeeping), the term clock was used for a striking clock, while a clock that did not strike the hours audibly was called a timepiece. This distinction is no longer made. Watches and other timepieces that can be carried on one's person are usually not referred to as clocks. Spring-driven clocks appeared during the 15th century. During the 15th and 16th centuries, clockmaking flourished. The next development in accuracy occurred after 1656 with the invention of the pendulum clock by Christiaan Huygens. A major stimulus to improving the accuracy and reliability of clocks was the importance of precise time-keeping for navigation. The mechanism of a timepiece with a series of gears driven by a spring or weights is referred to as clockwork; the term is used by extension for a similar mechanism not used in a timepiece. The electric clock was patented in 1840, and electronic clocks were introduced in the 20th century, becoming widespread with the development of small battery-powered semiconductor devices. The timekeeping element in every modern clock is a harmonic oscillator, a physical object (resonator) that vibrates or oscillates at a particular frequency. This object can be a pendulum, a tuning fork, a quartz crystal, or the vibration of electrons in atoms as they emit microwaves, the last method of which is so precise that it serves as the definition of the second. Clocks have different ways of displaying the time. Analog clocks indicate time with a traditional clock face, with moving hands. Digital clocks display a numeric representation of time. Two numbering systems are in use: 12-hour time notation and 24-hour notation. Most digital clocks use electronic mechanisms and LCD, LED, or VFD displays. For the blind and for use over telephones, speaking clocks state the time audibly in words. There are also clocks for the blind that have displays that can be read by touch.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Chronometernoun

   an instrument for measuring time; a timekeeper

2. Chronometernoun

   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. Chronometernoun

   a metronome

4. Etymology: [Gr. time + -meter: cf. F. chronomtre.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chronometer

   kron-om′e-tėr, n. an instrument for measuring time: a watch.—adjs. Chronomet′ric, -al.—n. Chronom′etry, the art of measuring time by means of instruments: measurement of time. [Gr. chronos, and metron, a measure.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chronometer

   A valuable time-piece fitted with a compensation-balance, adjusted for the accurate measurement of time in all climates, and used by navigators for the determination of the longitude.

2. chronometer

   An instrument adapted for measuring mean time. The result of many years of study and experiment by our best horologists. (See longitude.)

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chronometer in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of chronometer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=chronometer
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Chronometer
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=chronometer
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronometer
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chronometer
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=chronometer
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=chronometer