chronoscope

2 definitions found

chronoscope - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

chronoscope - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  chronoscope
      n 1: an instrument for accurate measurements of small intervals
           of time