chronograph en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /-ɡɹæf/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (UK) audio
- /ˈkɹɑ.nəˌɡɹæf/ (General-American)
- /ˈkɹoʊ-/ (General-American)
- /ˈkɹɒ.nə.ɡɹɑːf/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkɹəʊ-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χρονογράφος (khronográphos, “chronicler”). Equivalent to chrono- + -graph.
Meanings
- (obsolete) A chronogram.
- A device which marks or records time or time intervals.
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A combination of a watch and a stopwatch.
Along this critical length Sir Nigel [Gresley], completely unmoved and in a very cheerful humour, came into my compartment and sat down next to me, with the immense chronograph in his hand that he had had made specially for speed recording; [...].
1941 June, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 263:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chronographs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
electrochronograph · photochronograph · autochronograph · seismochronograph
Relateds
Translations (15)
fi kronografi (watch-stopwatch combination) · de Chronograph (device which marks or records time or time intervals) · cmn 記時器 /记时器 (device which marks or records time or time intervals) · fr chronographe (device which marks or records time or time intervals) · ar كْرُونُوغْرَاف (device which marks or records time or time intervals) · cmn 計時碼表 /计时码表 (device which marks or records time or time intervals) · cmn 記時儀 /记时仪 (device which marks or records time or time intervals) · ru хроно́граф (device which marks or records time or time intervals) · pt cronógrafo (device which marks or records time or time intervals) · bg хронограф (watch-stopwatch combination) · ja クロノグラフ (device which marks or records time or time intervals) · de Chronograf (device which marks or records time or time intervals) · cmn 錄時器 /录时器 (device which marks or records time or time intervals) · fi ajanottolaite (device which marks or records time or time intervals) · bg хронограф (device which marks or records time or time intervals)