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Definition of Chronameter

Chro*nom"e*ter (?), n. [Gr. &?; time + -meter: cf. F. chronomètre.] 1. An instrument for measuring time; a timekeeper.

2. 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. (Mus.) A metronome.

Box chronometer. See under Box. -- Pocket chronometer, a chronometer in the form of a large watch. -- To rate a chronometer. See Rate, v. t.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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