— chronographer /kreuh nog"reuh feuhr/ , n. — chronographic /kron'euh graf"ik/ , adj. — chronographically , adv. — chronography , n.
/kron"euh graf', -grahf'/ , n.
1. a timepiece fitted with a recording device, as a stylus and rotating drum, used to mark the exact instant of an occurrence, esp. in astronomy.
2. a timepiece capable of measuring extremely brief intervals of time accurately, as a stopwatch able to record fractions of a second as well as elapsed time.
v.t.
3. to time by means of a chronograph.
[ 1655-65; CHRONO- + -GRAPH ]