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chronoscope
[ kron-uh-skohp, kroh-nuh- ]
noun
- an electronic instrument for measuring accurately very brief intervals of time, as in determining the velocity of projectiles.
chronoscope
/ ˈkrəʊnə-; ˈkrɒnəˌskəʊp; ˌkrɒnəˈskɒpɪk; ˌkrəʊnə- /
noun
- an instrument that registers small intervals of time on a dial, cathode-ray tube, etc
Derived Forms
- chronoscopic, adjective
- ˌDzԴˈDZ辱, adverb
Other Word Forms
- Dz··DZ· [kron-, uh, -, skop, -ik], adjective
- Dzo·DZi·· adverb
- ·ԴDz·· [kr, uh, -, nos, -k, uh, -pee], noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of chronoscope1
Example Sentences
The clock used for exact work is likely to be the Hipp chronoscope, which gives on its dials indications of time intervals in thousandths of a second.
The stimulus key, X, was a simple device by which the chronoscope circuit, c, c, was broken at the instant the stimulus circuit, s, c, was made.
Besides, I had read articles about the chronoscope, the plethysmograph, the sphygmograph, and others of the new psychological instruments.
The introduction of resistance by means of the rheostat, R, was frequently a convenient method of correcting the chronoscope.
Stimulus is given by the operator as soon as the chronoscope is started, and by this act the chronoscope circuit is broken and the record begun.
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