CHRONOMETER

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

An instrument for measuring time; a timekeeper.

2.
n.

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.
n.

A metronome. Box chronometer. See under Box. -- Pocket chronometer, a chronometer in the form of a large watch. -- To rate a chronometer. See Rate, v. t.