chronometer

Betekenis (Engels)

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

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/kɹəˈnɒm.ə.tə(ɹ)/
Etymologie (Engels)

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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