chronoscope (redirected from chronoscopic)

chron·o·scope  (krn-skp, krn-)

n.

An optical instrument for the precise measurement of very small time intervals.

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chrono·scopic (-skpk) adj.

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chronoscope [ˈkrɒnəˌskəʊp ˈkrəʊnə-]

n

(Miscellaneous Technologies / Horology) an instrument that registers small intervals of time on a dial, cathode-ray tube, etc.

chronoscopic  [ˌkrɒnəˈskɒpɪk ˌkrəʊnə-] adj

chronoscopically  adv

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chronoscope

an instrument for accurate measurement of very short periods of time, as the time of trajectory of missiles.

See also: Instruments, Time

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

chronoscope - an instrument for accurate measurements of small intervals of time measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something time-delay measuring instrument, time-delay measuring system - chronoscope for measuring the time difference between two events