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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 chro·nom·e·ter /krəˈnɑmətɚ/
 天文,航海用的精密時計,精密的時鐘

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 chro·nom·e·ter /krəˈnɑmətɚ/ 名詞
 精密記時器,記時計

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Chro·nom·e·ter n.
 1. An instrument for measuring time; a timekeeper.
 2. 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.
 3. Mus. A metronome.
 Box chronometer. See under Box.
 Pocket chronometer, a chronometer in the form of a large watch.
 To rate a chronometer. See Rate, v. t.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 chronometer
      n : an accurate clock (especially used in navigation)