chronograph
[ kron-uh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˈkrɒn əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /
noun
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.
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)
to time by means of a chronograph.
OTHER WORDS FROM chronograph
chro·nog·ra·pher [kruh-nog-ruh-fer] /krəˈnɒg rə fər/, noun chron·o·graph·ic [kron-uh-graf-ik] /ˌkrɒn əˈgræf ɪk/, adjective chron·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb chro·nog·ra·phy, nounWords nearby chronograph
chronicles,
chrono,
chrono-,
chronobiology,
chronogram,
chronograph,
chronol.,
chronological,
chronological age,
chronological order,
chronologist
Example sentences from the Web for chronographic
The influence of Hippolytus was felt chiefly through his works on chronographic and ecclesiastical law.
A reproduction of the chronographic record of one of these experiments is seen in figure 9.
Descriptive Zoopraxography |Eadweard Muybridge
British Dictionary definitions for chronographic
chronograph
/ (ˈkrɒnəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf, ˈkrəʊnə-) /
noun
an accurate instrument for recording small intervals of time
any timepiece, esp a wristwatch designed for maximum accuracy