Chronometer
[krə'nɒmɪtə] or [krə'nɑmɪtɚ]
解释:
(n.) An instrument for measuring time; a timekeeper.
(n.) A portable timekeeper, with a heavy compensation balance, and usually beating half seconds; -- intended to keep time with great accuracy for use an astronomical observations, in determining longitude, etc.
(n.) A metronome.
编辑:利瓦伊
同义词及近义词：
n. Time-keeper, time-piece.
校对:米利森特
解释:
n. an instrument for measuring time: a watch.—adjs. Chronomet′ric -al.—n. Chronom′etry the art of measuring time by means of instruments: measurement of time.
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例句:
- Here is thy chronometer. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
- A chronometer-watch--a beetle--her soul fainted with utter ennui, from the thought. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- The same system was followed with equal success in producing the first-class pocket-chronometer for the nicest work to which chronometers can be put. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- He was more intricate than a chronometer-watch. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- The same system was followed with equal success in producing the first-class pocket-chronometer for the nicest work to which chronometers can be put. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- Chronometers were invented, distinguished from watches and clocks, by means by which the fluctuation of the parts caused by the variations in temperature are obviated or compensated. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
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