chronograph

chronograph

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χρονογράφος (khronográphos, “chronicler”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɒnəɡɹɑːf/

Noun

chronograph (plural chronographs)

1. (obsolete) A chronogram.
2. A device which marks or records time or time intervals.
3. A combination of a watch and a stopwatch.
   • 1941 June, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 263:

     Along this critical length Sir Nigel {Gresley], completely unmoved and in a very cheerful humour, came into my compartment and sat down next to me, with the immense chronograph in his hand that he had had made specially for speed recording; [...].

Related terms

• chronographic

Translations

chronogram — see chronogram

device which marks or records time or time intervals

Arabic: كْرُونُوغْرَاف‎ m (krūnūḡrāf) Chinese: Mandarin: 記時器／记时器 (zh) (jìshíqì), 計時碼表／计时码表 (jìshí mǎbiǎo), 記時儀／记时仪 (jìshíyí), 錄時器／录时器 (lùshíqì) Finnish: ajanottolaite French: chronographe (fr) m German: Chronograph (de) m, Chronograf m Japanese: クロノグラフ (kuronogurafu) Portuguese: cronógrafo (pt) m Russian: хроно́граф (ru) m (xronógraf)

watch-stopwatch combination

Finnish: kronografi

Verb

chronograph (third-person singular simple present chronographs, present participle chronographing, simple past and past participle chronographed)

1. (firearms) To make an accurate measurement of the speed of a projectile.