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chronopher|ˈkrɒnəfə(r)| [f. Gr. χρόνο-ς time + -ϕορος carrying. (Cf. Christopher.)] An apparatus for the distribution of electric time-signals.
1867Chamb. Jrnl. xxxviii. 98 A time-distributing apparatus, or ‘chronopher’, the function of which is to distribute in many directions the signals received from Greenwich. 1878Lockyer Stargazing 275 The hourly signal at the Post Office..is distributed by means of the Chronopher. |