chronometer

n. 天文钟, 航海用的精密时计, 精密的时钟 [化] 精密记时计

发音

UK /kɹəˈnɒm.ə.tə(ɹ)/
US /krə(ʊ)ˈnɒmɪtər/
AU /kɹəˈnɔm.ə.tə(ɹ)/

词形变化

chronometers 复数 chronometers

别名

chronometre

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A device for measuring time, particularly a precision mechanism for measuring time of day.

    时计

    计时器

    A wristwatch costs $20; a chronometer costs $20,000.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

clock

相关短语

marine chronometer

词源

From chrono- + -meter, possibly after the model of earlier French chronomètre (“metronome”), ultimately from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + μέτρον (métron, “meter, measuring device”).

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