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
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.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
The movement offers power reserve of up to 72 hours and is chronometer certified from the Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC).
—Bhanu Chopra, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Caliber 135 is one of the legendary movements that entered and eventually won multiple prizes in the famous observatory chronometer competitions held in Neuchâtel and Geneva, Switzerland, as well as Kew Teddington in England, and Besançon, France, in the first part of the 20th century.
—Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Founded in 1826 by watchmaker Julien Gallet in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the brand became best known for its chronometers for racing, aviation and expeditions.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
The movement offers power reserve of up to 72 hours and is chronometer certified from the Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC).
—Bhanu Chopra, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Caliber 135 is one of the legendary movements that entered and eventually won multiple prizes in the famous observatory chronometer competitions held in Neuchâtel and Geneva, Switzerland, as well as Kew Teddington in England, and Besançon, France, in the first part of the 20th century.
—Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Founded in 1826 by watchmaker Julien Gallet in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the brand became best known for its chronometers for racing, aviation and expeditions.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronometer
clock
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But with three short days predicted over the next few weeks by astronomers and clock watchers, this summer is something even more rare.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
9 July 2025
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The service clock was introduced largely because of Nadal’s lengthy rituals between points; Novak Djokovic has long been a master of the rope-a-dope: sowing doubts in a player’s mind about form, condition and mental state even if, underneath the antics, all is quiet.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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“Chronometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronometer. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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