Chronometer is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for CHRONOMETER in dictionary:

NOUN:
• an instrument for measuring time
• an instrument for measuring time accurately in spite of motion or variations in temperature, humidity, and air pressure.
• An instrument for measuring time; a timekeeper.
• A portable timekeeper, with a heavy compensation balance, and usually beating half seconds; -- intended to keep time with great accuracy for use an astronomical observations, in determining longitude, etc.
• A metronome.
• an accurate clock (especially used in navigation)
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• timepiece; one designed to keep time with great accuracy

Words related to CHRONOMETER

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How to use CHRONOMETER in a sentence

• When I had finished this meal and fulfilled some necessary tasks, practical and arithmetical, the hand of the chronometer indicated the eighth hour of my third day.
• Chronometer 2287 would not wind up in the morning, and stopped during the day, but, having run down, wound again without difficulty.
• Two years ago a ship left Singapore for Bombay, and never was heard from until her chronometer turned up in Swatow or somewhere.
• It was just half-past four by my chronometer when something caused me to sit up in my berth wide awake and with every nerve tingling.
• The chronometer at Washington is set accordingly, and the time checked back to Greenwich.
• In these tanks could be kept a small supply of matches, the chronometer or watch which is used for position, and the scientific records and diary.
• He took up his chronometer to bring it, when a wave like that which got the cook and the boy knocked the skipper over and lost the chronometer.
• The boat took with me Captain Nemo, two men of the crew, and the instruments, which consisted of a chronometer, a telescope, and a barometer.
• Our latitude I found by two meridian altitudes of the moon to be 16 degrees 0 minutes 45 seconds south, and our longitude by chronometer 125 degrees 11 minutes east.
• The chronometer, which is merely the least imperfect time-piece man has devised, makes possible the surest and easiest method by far of ascertaining longitude.
• We remained here this day, in order to make observations and correct the chronometer, which ran down on Sunday.
• Before we realized it the chronometer showed that it was almost noon.
• He is willing to give up the chronometer and to return to the sun-dial.
• Pisgah looks at his gold chronometer, and asks if he has still the great room above the porch and plenty of bedclothes.
• There was still ten seconds to go, according to the big chronometer that had been installed in the lock.
• Captain Davenport even put the chronometer into the longboat, fearing the blowing up of the deck at any moment.
• He would read on the chronometer the hour of the meridian of Greenwich, and from it would be able to deduce the longitude by the hour angle.
• It is in 12 degrees 29 minutes South, and 123 degrees 56 minutes East, by chronometer.
• He determined its latitude by one double altitude, and chronometer, to be 49 degrees 49 minutes 30 seconds S and its longitude, 179 degrees 20 minutes E.
• The error of the chronometer being uncertain at the time, no correction was applied to the longitude, which may very probably be within half a degree, or much nearer.
• The reporter held his chronometer in his hand, ready to tell the hour which it marked when the shadow would be at its shortest.
• This chronometer was regulated to the tenth of a second by that of the engineer, Murchison.
• The cattle and horses being at rest, we were occupied this day in making various observations with our instruments, trying the rate of the chronometer, etc.
• Another troubled look came, too, as he glanced at the chronometer.
• I picked up part of a key belonging to a chronometer.
• My very excellent watch was, for the short duration of my passage, a capital chronometer.
• This gallant sailor, being notified by an insurance office of the necessity of having a chronometer on board his ship, spoke to Mr.
• Astor, subjecting it to his usual close scrutiny, observed the novel item of five hundred dollars for the chronometer.
• He is the sole agent for a new style of watch lately introduced into this country, approved by the Chronometer Board at the Admiralty, in London, which is warranted.
• Bilkins, who was dusting the brass-mounted chronometer in the hall, stood transfixed, with arm uplifted.

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