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# chronometer

noun (chronometers)

«chronometer» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A very exact clock, used at sea to find the ship's position by knowing the exact time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chronometer/#m1)

### In the lessons

in adventure tales, a captain checks the ship's exact position with his chronometer

### Examples

- The captain checked the chronometer before he marked the map. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chronometer/#x1)
- A chronometer keeps very exact time, even on a rocking ship. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chronometer/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chronometer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chronometer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chronometer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chronometer.html) on Mova free.