Thesaurus results for CHRONOMETER

chronometer

noun

krə-ˈnä-mə-tər

Definition of chronometer next

as in clock

a device to measure time a fancy new chronometer that is light-years more advanced than your average wristwatch

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Recent Examples of chronometer As time-telling became more precise, ship navigators needed a standardized way to set their chronometers. —

Jack Guy, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025 Marine chronometers are set to faithfully indicate the solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London. —

Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025 The race, witnessed by 60,000 spectators, is the first to have been timed by split-second chronometers, which were imported for the event. 1873 — Survivor is the winner of the first Preakness Stakes. —

Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025 Grab the Todd Snyder–exclusive chronometer before that bezel can reach a full rotation. —

Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for chronometer

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clock

Noun

And eventually ate enough clock late, in the face of a furious Northfield press, to put the Nighthawks away.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
The Raiders followed that up by outscoring Bayside 23-4 to take a 43-7 halftime lead and force a running clock for the second half.

— Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2026