'Chronometer' definitions:
Definition of 'chronometer'
From: WordNet
noun
An accurate clock (especially used in navigation)
Definition of 'Chronometer'
From: GCIDE
- Chronometer \Chro*nom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? time + -meter: cf. F. chronom[`e]tre.]
- 1. An instrument for measuring time; a timekeeper. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Mus.) A metronome. [1913 Webster]
- Box chronometer. See under Box.
- Pocket chronometer, a chronometer in the form of a large watch.
- To rate a chronometer. See Rate, v. t. [1913 Webster] Chronometric
Synonyms of 'chronometer'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- astronavigation,
- Big Ben,
- 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