chronogram
/kron-uh-gram/US // ˈkrɒn əˌgræm //UK // (ˈkrɒnəˌɡræm, ˈkrəʊnə-) //
计时码表,计时表,时序图,计时图
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : an inscription in which certain Roman numeral letters express a date or epoch on being added together by their values.
- : a record made by a chronograph.
Examples
The Acrostic and the Chronogram are both ingeniously described in the mock epic of the Scribleriad.
The date may sometimes occur as a chronogram, which should not be overlooked.
The red letters undoubtedly compose a chronogram; E in such compositions represents 250.
It might be supposed to be a chronogram, but for the introduction of the letter "E."
There is another near relation of the anagrams and acrostics, which is commonly called a chronogram.
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