chronograph

[ kron-uh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

1. a timepiece fitted with a recording device, as a stylus and rotating drum, used to mark the exact instant of an occurrence, especially in astronomy.
2. a timepiece capable of measuring extremely brief intervals of time accurately, as a stopwatch able to record fractions of a second as well as elapsed time.

verb (used with object)

1. to time by means of a chronograph.

chronograph

/ krəˈnɒɡrəfə; -ˌɡræf; ˈkrəʊnə-; ˌkrɒnəˈɡræfɪk; ˈkrɒnəˌɡrɑːf /

noun

1. an accurate instrument for recording small intervals of time
2. any timepiece, esp a wristwatch designed for maximum accuracy

Derived Forms

• ˌchronoˈgraphically, adverb
• chronographic, adjective
• chronographer, noun

Other Words From

• chro·nog·ra·pher [kr, uh, -, nog, -r, uh, -fer], noun
• chron·o·graph·ic [kron-, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
• chrono·graphi·cal·ly adverb
• chro·nogra·phy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of chronograph¹

First recorded in 1655–65; chrono- + -graph

Example Sentences

When it passes through the first screen it breaks the current activating a chronograph, counting chronograph.

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In many respects the instrument is similar to the electro-ballistic chronograph of Navez.

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The saving of time and labor by the printing chronograph is very considerable and the filing of the records very convenient.

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It is possible to connect any of these clocks telegraphically with an instrument in the observatory, known as a chronograph.

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The mode of operating with the chronograph at a race has been thus described.

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Related Words

• timer