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noun
A highly accurate timekeeping device, an extremely precise chronometer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A device able to directly view other times, past or future.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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Synonyms: chronovisor
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an instrument for accurate measurements of small intervals of time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device
Narrower terms: time-delay measuring instrument, time-delay measuring system
History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)bor. English chrono- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope English chronoscope From chrono- + -scope.
