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
Master chronometer calibre 8750 with stainless steel and two-tone models, and master chronometer calibre 8751 for 18-karat Sedna Gold and Moonshine Gold models.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 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
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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
Master chronometer calibre 8750 with stainless steel and two-tone models, and master chronometer calibre 8751 for 18-karat Sedna Gold and Moonshine Gold models.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronometer
clock
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There's no official start time, and the time Bad Bunny takes the stage depends on clock stoppages, penalties, timeouts and injuries during the first half of the game.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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Every real estate deal has a clock.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Chronometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronometer. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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