photochronograph
[ foh-tuh-kron-uh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˌfoʊ təˈkrɒn əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /
noun
a device formerly used for taking a series of instantaneous photographs of a rapidly moving object.
a picture taken by such a device.
a chronograph in which the tracing or record is made by a pencil of light on a sensitized surface.
an instrument for measuring small intervals of time by the photographic trace of a pencil of light.
Origin of photochronograph
First recorded in 1885–90;
photo- +
chronograph
OTHER WORDS FROM photochronograph
pho·to·chro·nog·ra·phy [foh-toh-kruh-nog-ruh-fee] /ˌfoʊ toʊ krəˈnɒg rə fi/, nounWords nearby photochronograph
photochemistry,
photochemotherapy,
photochromic,
photochromic lens,
photochromy,
photochronograph,
photocoagulation,
photocoagulator,
photocompose,
photocomposer,
photocomposition
British Dictionary definitions for photochronograph
photochronograph
/ (ˌfəʊtəʊˈkrɒnəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /
noun
physics
an instrument for measuring very small time intervals by the trace made by a beam of light on a moving photographic film