chronometer
chronometer
nounDefinition of CHRONOMETER
a device to measure time <a fancy new chronometer that is light-years more advanced than your average wristwatch>
Related Words alarm clock, atomic clock, cuckoo clock, grandfather clock, time clock; clepsydra, hourglass, sandglass, sundial, water clock; chronograph, stopwatch, watch
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