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chronograph

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɒ.nə.ɡɹɑːf/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɹəʊ-/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-ɡɹæf/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈkɹɑ.nəˌɡɹæf/
  • General-American: /ˈkɹoʊ-/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A chronogram.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A device which marks or records time or time intervals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A combination of a watch and a stopwatch.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To make an accurate measurement of the speed of a projectile.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

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5

noun

Meaning 5

an accurate timer for recording time

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: timer

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χρονογράφος (khronográphos, “chronicler”). Equivalent to chrono- + -graph.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كْرُونُوغْرَاف (krūnūḡrāf) — device which marks or records time or time intervals
  • Bulgarian: хронограф (hronograf) — device which marks or records time or time intervals
  • Chinese Mandarin: 記時器 /记时器 (jìshíqì) — device which marks or records time or time intervals
  • Chinese Mandarin: 計時碼表 /计时码表 (jìshí mǎbiǎo) — device which marks or records time or time intervals
  • Chinese Mandarin: 記時儀 /记时仪 (jìshíyí) — device which marks or records time or time intervals
  • Chinese Mandarin: 錄時器 /录时器 (lùshíqì) — device which marks or records time or time intervals
  • Finnish: ajanottolaite — device which marks or records time or time intervals
  • French: chronographe — device which marks or records time or time intervals
  • German: Chronograph — device which marks or records time or time intervals
  • German: Chronograf — device which marks or records time or time intervals
  • Japanese: クロノグラフ (kuronogurafu) — device which marks or records time or time intervals
  • Portuguese: cronógrafo — device which marks or records time or time intervals
  • Russian: хроно́граф (xronógraf) — device which marks or records time or time intervals
  • Bulgarian: хронограф (hronograf) — watch-stopwatch combination
  • Finnish: kronografi — watch-stopwatch combination