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chronometer

noun as in watch

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In about two hours afterward the watches and chronometer recommenced going, and the compasses resumed their position.

But the terrible question was, how near right is the chronometer?

He looked at the chronometer on the wall—he had slept twelve hours!

The sweep hand on the chronometer made its rounds several times before he answered.

In the words of a reporter, the place is equally capable of turning out a 'chronometer or a Cunard steamer.'

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On this page you'll find 9 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to chronometer, such as: clock, hourglass, metronome, timepiece, and timer.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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