chronometer

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A valuable time-piece fitted with a compensation-balance, adjusted for the accurate measurement of time in all climates, and used by navigators for the determination of the longitude.

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  • Chronometer

    ·noun A <<Metronome>>. II. Chronometer ·noun An instrument for measuring time; a timekeeper. III. ...

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  • chronometer rate

    The number of seconds or parts of seconds which it loses or gains per diem. (See rating.) ...

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  • longitude by chronometer

    Is estimated by the difference between the time at the place, and the time indicated by chronometer....

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  • rate a chronometer, to

    To determine its daily gaining or losing rate on mean time. ...

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