Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chronometrics

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chrono-met-rics
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of horology: the study of time measurement.

Uncountable

Etymology

From chrono- + -metrics on the model of chronometer, ultimately from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) and μέτρον (métron, “meter, measuring device”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: χρόνος

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

horology

Questions

What does chronometrics mean?: Synonym of horology: the study of time measurement.
Where does chronometrics come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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