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An instrument for accurate measurements of small intervals of time
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chronoscope
Word definitions for chronoscope in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Chronoscope \Chron"o*scope\, n. [Gr. ? time + -scope.] An instrument for measuring minute intervals of time; used in determining the velocity of projectiles, the duration of short-lived luminous phenomena, etc.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. an optical instrument used to measure very small time intervals with precision
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an instrument for accurate measurements of small intervals of time
Usage examples of chronoscope.
And there is a long waiting line for the chronoscope and an even longer waiting line for the use of Multivac which guides us in our use of the controls.
The original invention of the chronoscope was by Sterbinski-you see, I know that much -and it was well publicized.
If an intellectual anarchist with a touch of paranoia wanted to use a chronoscope and was convinced that the powers-that-be were deliberately standing in his way, what would he do?
Maybe they’re not deliberately holding out on a chronoscope they’ve got.
The chronoscope is supposed to fill a five-story building, for Heaven’s sake.
Why had he allowed himself to grow so careless as to permit the fellow to guess that he was thinking in terms of a chronoscope of his own.
No chronoscope can possibly see back in time further than 1920 under any conditions.
You saw the way my wife reacted to the news of a chronoscope in the basement.
If the chronoscope becomes the terror of a few politicians, it’s a price that must be paid.
What if you focus the chronoscope in the past of one-hundredth of a second ago?
I did it with the chronoscope, spotting key moments to the very instant of the present.
Now what do you suppose would happen if we let news of a home chronoscope get out?
Before the week is out, five hundred people will know how to build a small chronoscope and how will you catch them all?
If an intellectual anarchist with a touch of paranoia wanted to use a chronoscope and was convinced that the pow-ers-that-be were deliberately standing in his way, what would he do?
Maybe they're not deliberately holding out on a chronoscope they've got.