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chronoscope
[ kron-uh-skohp, kroh-nuh- ]
noun
- an electronic instrument for measuring accurately very brief intervals of time, as in determining the velocity of projectiles.
chronoscope
/ ˈkrəʊnə-; ˈkrɒnəˌskəʊp; ˌkrɒnəˈskɒpɪk; ˌkrəʊnə- /
noun
- an instrument that registers small intervals of time on a dial, cathode-ray tube, etc
Derived Forms
- chronoscopic, adjective
- ˌDzԴˈDZ辱, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- Dz··DZ· [kron-, uh, -, skop, -ik], adjective
- Dzo·DZi·· adverb
- ·ԴDz·· [kr, uh, -, nos, -k, uh, -pee], noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of chronoscope1
Example Sentences
The clock used for exact work is likely to be the Hipp chronoscope, which gives on its dials indications of time intervals in thousandths of a second.
The introduction of resistance by means of the rheostat, R, was frequently a convenient method of correcting the chronoscope.
Besides, I had read articles about the chronoscope, the plethysmograph, the sphygmograph, and others of the new psychological instruments.
Stimulus is given by the operator as soon as the chronoscope is started, and by this act the chronoscope circuit is broken and the record begun.
As soon as the point touched the animal the chronoscope circuit was broken by the raising of the upper arm of the key.
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