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chronograph
noun chro·no·graph \ˈkrä-nə-ˌgraf, ˈkrō-\
: a device (such as a stopwatch) that is used for measuring and recording time in a very exact way
Full Definition of CHRONOGRAPH
: an instrument for measuring and recording time intervals: as a : an instrument having a revolving drum on which a stylus makes marks b : stopwatch; also : a watch incorporating the functions of a stopwatch c : an instrument for measuring the time of flight of projectiles
— chro·no·graph·ic \ˌkrä-nə-ˈgra-fik, ˌkrō-\ adjective
— chro·nog·ra·phy \krə-ˈnä-grə-fē\ noun
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First Known Use of CHRONOGRAPH
1851
Rhymes with CHRONOGRAPH
allograph, autograph, barograph, bathyscaphe, cenotaph, circle graph, cryptograph, epigraph, epitaph, half-and-half, hectograph, holograph, homograph, hygrograph, kymograph, lithograph, logograph, micrograph, monograph, pantograph, paragraph, phonograph, photograph, pictograph, polygraph, quarterstaff, seismograph, serigraph, shadowgraph, shandygaff, spectrograph, sphygmograph, telegraph, thermograph, typograph
Medical Dictionary
chronograph
noun chro·no·graph \ˈkrän-ə-ˌgraf, ˈkrō-nə-\
Medical Definition of CHRONOGRAPH
: an instrument for measuring and recording time intervals: as a : an instrument having a revolving drum on which a stylus makes marks b : a watch incorporating the functions of a stopwatch
—chro·no·graph·ic \ˌkrän-ə-ˈgraf-ik, ˌkrō-nə-\ adjective
—chro·nog·ra·phy \krə-ˈnäg-rə-fē\ noun
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