as in clocks
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 chronometers
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
Jack Guy, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronometers
clocks
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Most of the movie takes place in the span of a single day, and two clocks, political and personal, seem to be ticking out of synch, urgently and discordantly.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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There are dozens, if not hundreds, of smaller clocks under the control of this master clock at work in cells and tissues.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Chronometers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronometers. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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