chronopher

[电] 电控报时器

词形变化

chronophers 复数 chronophers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An instrument that transmits the correct time to other distant clocks by means of electricity. It was used in the United Kingdom in the 19th century, but was obsolete by the turn of the 20th century.

    历史

词源

From chrono- (“time”) + φέρω (phérō, “to carry”).

来源：wiktionary