chronometer
A device for measuring time, particularly a precision mechanism for measuring time of dayA device for measuring time, particularly a precision mechanism for measuring time of day.
» Do you have a chronometer?
У тебя есть хронометр?
У вас есть хронометр?
Meaning
1 sensesA device for measuring time, particularly a precision mechanism for measuring time of day.
A wristwatch costs $20; a chronometer costs $20,000.
Chronometer, Uhr
хроно́метрxronómetr, хроноско́пxronoskóp
хроно́метрxronómetr
- an accurate clock (especially used in navigation)
Examples
1 sentencesDo you have a chronometer?
ruУ тебя есть хронометр?
Translations
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Origin
From chrono- + -meter, possibly after the model of earlier French chronomètre (“metronome”From chrono- + -meter, possibly after the model of earlier French chronomètre (“metronome”), ultimately from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + μέτρον (métron, “meter, measuring device”).
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Forms
plural: chronometers| Singular | chronometer |
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