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chronometry

noun
chro·​nom·​e·​try | \ krə-ˈnä-mə-trē How to pronounce chronometry (audio) \

Definition of chronometry

: the measuring of time

Examples of chronometry in a Sentence

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 Before, during, and after radio, chronometry, and that chap Alexander Neckam mentioning in De naturis rerum that magnets might have uses at sea, what remained the mariner’s most valuable gadget? — Rob Beschizza, WIRED, "Technoporn: Maps," 28 Dec. 2006

First Known Use of chronometry

1833, in the meaning defined above

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chronometry

noun
chro·​nom·​e·​try | \ krə-ˈnäm-ə-trē How to pronounce chronometry (audio) \
plural chronometries

Medical Definition of chronometry

: the science of measuring time especially by periods or intervals

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