chronometer

Example Sentences

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By the story’s chronometer, a mere eight months had passed.

From Salon • Nov. 24, 2025

Plenty of interactive exhibits brings the voyage to life, including hands-on experimentation with a chronometer and Fresnel lens, outtakes from the duo’s journal, and short films.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2022

The magnetic compass, gunpowder, the printing press, the chronometer, the cotton gin, the steam engine and the water wheel are among the many examples.

From Scientific American • Aug. 24, 2020

The instruments on board – chronometer, thermometer, barometer, compass – were, at the time, state-of-the-art.

From Reuters • Dec. 11, 2019

“Until they can, they’ll bless you and your lunars—even if you aren’t an astronomer. Come to think of it—I believe a carpenter invented the chronometer, didn’t he?”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham