Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chronograph

/ˈkɹɑ.nəˌɡɹæf/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: chron-o-graph
IPA: /ˈkɹɑ.nəˌɡɹæf/

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

noun

A device which marks or records time or time intervals.

noun

A combination of a watch and a stopwatch.

verb

To make an accurate measurement of the speed of a projectile.

Example Sentences

"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; [...]."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χρονογράφος (khronográphos, “chronicler”). Equivalent to chrono- + -graph.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɹɑ.nəˌɡɹæf/
British English: /ˈkɹɒ.nə.ɡɹɑːf/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

chronographs (plural) chronographs (present, singular) chronographing (participle, present) chronographed (participle, past) chronographed (past)

Derived Forms

autochronograph electrochronograph photochronograph seismochronograph

Frequently Paired Words

chronographic

Questions

How do you pronounce chronograph?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹɑ.nəˌɡɹæf/.
What does chronograph mean?: A chronogram.
Where does chronograph come from?: From Ancient Greek χρονογράφος (khronográphos, “chronicler”). Equivalent to chrono- + -graph.

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