Meanings
plural chronographs
- obsoleteA chronogram.
- A device which marks or records time or time intervals.
- A combination of a watch and a stopwatch.
Along this critical length Sir Nigel [Gresley], completely unmoved and in a very cheerful humour, came into my compartment and sat down next to me, with the immense chronograph in his hand that he had had made specially for speed recording; [...].
1941 June, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 263
present singular third person chronographs · participle present chronographing · participle past chronographed · past chronographed
- engineeringTo make an accurate measurement of the speed of a projectile.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Ancient Greekχρονογράφος“chronicler”
- Englishchronograph
From Ancient Greek χρονογράφος (khronográphos, “chronicler”). Equivalent to chrono- + -graph.
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Arabic كْرُونُوغْرَاف
- كْرُونُوغْرَاف (krūnūḡrāf)device which marks or records time or time intervals
Bulgarian хронограф, хронограф
- хронограф (hronograf)device which marks or records time or time intervals
- хронограф (hronograf)watch-stopwatch combination
Chinese Mandarin 記時器 /记时器, 計時碼表 /计时码表
- 記時器 /记时器 (jìshíqì)device which marks or records time or time intervals
- 計時碼表 /计时码表 (jìshí mǎbiǎo)device which marks or records time or time intervals
- 記時儀 /记时仪 (jìshíyí)device which marks or records time or time intervals
- 錄時器 /录时器 (lùshíqì)device which marks or records time or time intervals
Finnish ajanottolaite, kronografi
- ajanottolaitedevice which marks or records time or time intervals
- kronografiwatch-stopwatch combination
French chronographe
- chronographedevice which marks or records time or time intervals
German Chronograph, Chronograf
- Chronographdevice which marks or records time or time intervals
- Chronografdevice which marks or records time or time intervals
Japanese クロノグラフ
- クロノグラフ (kuronogurafu)device which marks or records time or time intervals
Portuguese cronógrafo
- cronógrafodevice which marks or records time or time intervals
Russian хроно́граф
- хроно́граф (xronógraf)device which marks or records time or time intervals
Cite this entry
chronograph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chronograph
“chronograph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chronograph. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chronograph,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chronograph.
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