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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Chronometer \Chro*nom"e*ter\, noun [Gr. ? time + -meter: cf. F. chronom['e]tre.]
1. An instrument for measuring time; a timekeeper.
2. 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.
3. (Mus.) A metronome.
{Box chronometer}. See under {Box}.
{Pocket chronometer}, a chronometer in the form of a large watch.
{To rate a chronometer}. See {Rate}, verb (used with an object)
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
chronometer
noun: an accurate clock (especially used in navigation)
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "chronometer": Big Ben, astronavigation, celestial navigation, clock, clock movement, clockworks, coastwise navigation, consolan, dead reckoning, fix, horologe, horologium, line of position, loran, pilotage, plane sailing, point-to-point navigation, radar, radio beacon, radio navigation, sextant, shoran, sofar, sonar, tables, ticker, timekeeper, timepiece, timer, turnip, watch, watchworks
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