Any instrument that measures time or that divides time into equal portions, or that is used for that purpose, as a clock, watch or dial; particularly an instrument that measures time with great exactness.
Word of the Day: Catachrestical
1. An instrument for measuring time; a timekeeper.
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.
3. A metronome.
Chronometer
Encyclopedia Britannica
CHRONOMETER, a watch of special construction to measure time with great accuracy, chiefly used in det ermining the longitude at sea. See Clocks and Watches.
9th ed. Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 5, p. 755
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Chronometry Roget’s Thesaurus §114
N. chronometry, horometry, horology, date, epoch, style, era, almanac, calendar, ephemeris, register, registry, chronicle, annals, journal, diary, chronogram, [Instruments for the measurement of time], clock, wall clock, pendulum clock, grandfather's clock, cuckoo clock, alarm clock, clock radio, watch, wristwatch, pocket watch, stopwatch, swiss watch, atomic clock, digital clock, analog clock, quartz watch, water clock, chronometer, chronoscope, chronograph, repeater, timekeeper, timepiece, dial, sundial, gnomon, horologe, pendulum, hourglass, clepsydra, ghurry, chronographer, chronologer, chronologist, timekeeper, annalist, calendar year, leap year, julian calendar, gregorian calendar, chinese calendar, jewish calendar, perpetual calendar, farmer's almanac, fiscal year
V. fix the time, mark the time, date, register, chronicle, measure time, beat time, mark time, bear date, synchronize watches
Adv. o'clock
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