chronometer
/krəˈnɒmɪtə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /krəˈnɑːmɪtər/ (ame, ipa) · /krə-ˈnä-mə-tər/ (ame, mw)
chronometer — 名詞
- chronometersingular
- chronometersplural
1. a device that keeps time with extremely high accuracy, first used on ships to he
精密時計
用於航海導航的高精度計時器
a device that keeps time with extremely high accuracy, first used on ships to help sailors find their position at sea
Elara checked the chronometer before recording the star's position in her logbook.
Elara 在航海日誌中記錄星星位置前，先查看了精密時計。
collocation: check the chronometer
The ship's chronometer kept perfect time during the six-month voyage across the Pacific.
那艘船的精密時計在橫跨太平洋的六個月航程中保持著精準時間。
collocation: keep perfect time
Hakim set the chronometer to Greenwich time and checked the reading against the harbour clock.
Hakim 將精密時計校準為格林威治時間，並與港口時鐘核對讀數。
A faulty chronometer once led an explorer two hundred miles off course.
一個故障的精密時計曾讓一位探險家偏離航線兩百英里。
Keiko wound the chronometer carefully, knowing the expedition depended on accurate readings.
Keiko 小心地為精密時計上發條，深知整趟探險都仰賴準確的讀數。
- timepiece
broader term for any time-measuring device; does not imply high precision
- clock
a general time-display device found in homes and public spaces; not specifically accurate
- marine chronometer
the full technical term, specifically for the seafaring navigational instrument
用法筆記
Distinct from an ordinary clock or watch: a chronometer implies certification-level precision, historically for determining longitude at sea.