Chronoscope

2 definitions found

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

  Chronoscope \Chron"o*scope\, n. [Gr. ? time + -scope.]
     An instrument for measuring minute intervals of time; used in
     determining the velocity of projectiles, the duration of
     short-lived luminous phenomena, etc.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chronoscope
       n : an instrument for accurate measurements of small intervals
           of time