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chronometer

chro·no·me·ter

UK/kɹəˈnɒm.ə.tə(ɹ)/ US/krə(ʊ)ˈnɒmɪtər/ uncommon

noun

Origin

From chrono- + -meter, possibly after the model of earlier French chronomètre (“metronome”), ultimately from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + μέτρον (métron, “meter, measuring device”).

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