— chronoscopic /kron'euh skop"ik/ , adj. — chronoscopically , adv. — chronoscopy /kreuh nos"keuh pee/ , n.
/kron"euh skohp', kroh"neuh-/ , n.
an electronic instrument for measuring accurately very brief intervals of time, as in determining the velocity of projectiles.
[ 1695-1705; CHRONO- + -SCOPE ]