chronograph C2+ Topic:Time US /ˈkrɑnəˌɡræf/ UK /ˈkrɒnəˌɡrɑːf/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an instrument or watch for recording precise intervals of time He clicked the chronograph as the runner crossed the line. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an instrument or watch for... stopwatchtimertimepiece Word family Derived forms chronographicchronographer Related forms chronometerchronologychronicle Etymology AI details From Ancient Greek khrónos ('time') + -graph (gráphō, 'to write, record'); coined in the 19th century for an instrument that records time intervals. khrónos Ancient Greek gráphō Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # chronograph **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkrɑnəˌɡræf/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkrɒnəˌɡrɑːf/ ## Meanings 1. an instrument or watch for recording precise intervals of time ## Examples - He clicked the chronograph as the runner crossed the line. ## Synonyms - stopwatch - timer - timepiece ## Derived Forms - chronographic - chronographer ## Related Forms - chronometer - chronology - chronicle ## Roots and Affixes - Root: khrónos - Root: gráphō ## Etymology From Ancient Greek khrónos ('time') + -graph (gráphō, 'to write, record'); coined in the 19th century for an instrument that records time intervals. ## AI Etymology Chronograph comes from Ancient Greek khrónos ('time') + -graph (gráphō, 'to write, record'); coined in the 19th century for an instrument that records time intervals. The historical trail runs through khrónos in Ancient Greek and gráphō in Ancient Greek. Morphologically, chronograph is transparent: it draws on Ancient Greek khrónos ('time') + -graph (gráphō, 'to write, record'). Used as a noun, chronograph now means "an instrument or watch for recording precise intervals of time", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as chronographic and chronographer and related forms such as chronometer, chronology, and chronicle. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - Time markdown