chronometrical

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But it is not, and can not be so; nor will he who regards this chronometrical conceit aright, ever more be conscious of that horrible idea.

From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Melville, Herman

The two Tommies obtained new chronometrical surnames, being known in the party as Tommy Came-first and Tommy Came-last.

From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 by Mitchell, Thomas

The application of delicate optical and chronometrical instruments has rendered the measurement of this horizontal power susceptible of a degree of accuracy far surpassing that attained in any other magnetic determinations.

From COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 by Humboldt, Alexander von

I present consolation to the earnest man, who, among all his human frailties, is still agonizingly conscious of the beauty of chronometrical excellence.

From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Melville, Herman

Sometimes I wonder if an hour like that is real time; or is it, instead, a kind of chronometrical fairy, having no real existence on the dial, but only in essence.

From Friendship Village by Gale, Zona