as in clock
a device to measure time
a fancy new chronometer that is light-years more advanced than your average wristwatch
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Recent Examples of chronometer
As time-telling became more precise, ship navigators needed a standardized way to set their chronometers.
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Jack Guy, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Marine chronometers are set to faithfully indicate the solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London.
—Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
The race, witnessed by 60,000 spectators, is the first to have been timed by split-second chronometers, which were imported for the event.
1873 — Survivor is the winner of the first Preakness Stakes.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
The debut comes two years since Omega announced the Laboratoire de Précision, its authorized chronometer testing laboratory meant to be integrated into the Master Chronometer workflow.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Jack Guy, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Marine chronometers are set to faithfully indicate the solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London.
—Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
The race, witnessed by 60,000 spectators, is the first to have been timed by split-second chronometers, which were imported for the event.
1873 — Survivor is the winner of the first Preakness Stakes.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
The debut comes two years since Omega announced the Laboratoire de Précision, its authorized chronometer testing laboratory meant to be integrated into the Master Chronometer workflow.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronometer
clock
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The score is bigger and easier to read, the bases and count are brighter and stand out more against a darker background, and the design more seamlessly integrates the pitch clock as well as information like the batter’s exit velocity.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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The 18-track project clocks in at just over one hour, during which Martinez immerses listeners in the dystopian world of her mind.—
Lyndsey Havens,
Billboard,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Chronometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronometer. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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