chronograph

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɒnəɡɹɑːf/

Noun

chronograph (plural chronographs)

(obsolete) A chronogram.
A device which marks or records time or time intervals
A combination of watch and stopwatch

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 (zh), 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)

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

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