chronograph

noun

chro·​no·​graph ˈkrä-nə-ˌgraf How to pronounce chronograph (audio)
ˈkrō-
: an instrument for measuring and recording time intervals: such 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
chronographic adjective
chronography noun

Examples of chronograph in a Sentence

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The chronographs are the latest launches of the Raymond Weil Millesime (vintage) collection. Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 Photo : Blake Buettner A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Up/Down The 1815 Up/Down utilizes a pair of sub dials placed just under the centerline of the hand stack to show the power reserve, and the running seconds, echoing the look of the chronographs within the same family. Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2024 The design, pivotal for its record-breaking thinness, includes a 30-minute chronograph, central seconds and a second time zone. Carol Besler, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 Strip away the varnish of nostalgia and you’re left with the fact that a chronograph wristwatch is about as useful to a modern-day Formula One driver as a mercury thermometer. Josh Condon, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chronograph 

Word History

Etymology

probably borrowed from French chronographe, from chrono- chrono- + -graphe -graph

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chronograph was in 1851

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“Chronograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chronograph. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

chronograph

noun
chro·​no·​graph ˈkrän-ə-ˌgraf How to pronounce chronograph (audio)
ˈkrō-nə-
: an instrument for measuring and recording stretches of time with exactness
chronographic adjective
chronography noun

Medical Definition

chronograph

noun
chro·​no·​graph ˈkrän-ə-ˌgraf, ˈkrō-nə- How to pronounce chronograph (audio)
: 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
chronographic adjective
chronography noun

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