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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chronometer \Chro*nom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? time + -meter: cf. F.
     chronom[`e]tre.]
     1. An instrument for measuring time; a timekeeper.
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     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.
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     3. (Mus.) A metronome.
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     {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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chronometer
       n : 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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