chronometry

chronometry [kruh-nom-i-tree] ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. the art of measuring time accurately.
2. measurement of time by periods or divisions.

Origin of chronometry First recorded in 1825–35; chrono- + -metry Examples from the Web for chronometry Historical Examples of chronometry

Chronometry we shall find, but not chronicles; astronomy with astrological aims; ritual, but no records.

The American Egypt

Channing Arnold

This ingenious and valuable discovery introduced a new ra in chronometry.

A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2)

Johann Beckman

Our chronometry depends on the annual motion of the Earth round the Sun.

Essays Towards a Theory of Knowledge

Alexander Philip

British Dictionary definitions for chronometry chronometry noun

1. the science or technique of measuring time with extreme accuracy