chronometer

/kruh-nom-i-ter/US // krəˈnɒm ɪ tər //UK // (krəˈnɒmɪtə) //

计时码表,计时表,计时器,天文表

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a timepiece or timing device with a special mechanism for ensuring and adjusting its accuracy, for use in determining longitude at sea or for any purpose where very exact measurement of time is required.
- : any timepiece, especially a wristwatch, designed for the highest accuracy.

nounwatch

Synonyms

In about two hours afterward the watches and chronometer recommenced going, and the compasses resumed their position.
But the terrible question was, how near right is the chronometer?
He looked at the chronometer on the wall—he had slept twelve hours!
The sweep hand on the chronometer made its rounds several times before he answered.
In the words of a reporter, the place is equally capable of turning out a 'chronometer or a Cunard steamer.'