Meaning & use
Chronometry
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The science or technique of measuring time accurately.
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Advances in chronometry allowed 18th-century sailors to calculate longitude at sea.
The museum exhibit traces the history of chronometry, from sundials to atomic clocks.
A note on using this word
Combines Greek 'chronos' (time) and '-metry' (measurement); related to 'chronometer', a precision timepiece.
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timekeeping
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