Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A corrupt form of
microchronometer .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An instrument for noting minute portions of time.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
instrument for noting very short periods oftime .
Etymologies
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Blend of micro and chronometer
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Examples
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In making my escape from this wretch I was secured by four others, who first took the government micronometer, which was slung round my neck.
The Bushman — Life in a New Country Edward Wilson Landor 1844
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