Recent Examples on the WebThe 10 watches now produced by Zenith and Voutilainen will house original chronometry Calibre 135-O movements. Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 3 June 2022 Each was rigorously worked on in a year-long process and regulated by Charles Fleck and René Gygax, Zenith chronometry specialists. Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 3 June 2022 The unique piece resulted in a new chronometry certification at the Besançon Observatory in France, as well as Voutilainen’s ultra-coveted Obseratoire series, based on the original. Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 3 June 2022 High frequency improves chronometry, which means maximum precision. Carol Besler, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021 Ulysse Nardin is a master at chronometry and has been almost since its inception. Roberta Naas, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021 Breaking from wristwatches momentarily, here's a reminder of where the precision mechanics, which so many take for granted, originally came from: marine chronometry. Alex Doak, CNN, 9 Apr. 2021 Before, during, and after radio, chronometry, and that chap Alexander Neckam mentioning in De naturis rerum that magnets might have uses at sea, what remained the mariner’s most valuable gadget? Rob Beschizza, WIRED, 28 Dec. 2006 See More
Word History
Etymology
chrono- + -metry, after chronometer
First Known Use
1833, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
chronometry
noun
chro·nom·e·try krə-ˈnäm-ə-trē
plural chronometries
: the science of measuring time especially by periods or intervals