Meanings
nounmarine chronometer (plural marine chronometers)
plural marine chronometers
- A timepiece used as a portable time standard at sea so as to enable the determining of longitude by means of celestial navigation.
Synonyms: longitude clock
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA timepiece used as a portable time standard at sea so as to enable the determining of longitude by means of celestial navigation.
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marine chronometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marine%20chronometer
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“marine chronometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marine%20chronometer. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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