chronometry
/krəˈnɒmətri/noun
उच्चारण क्रनॉमट्री
काल-मापन विज्ञान
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the science of measuring time accurately
काल-मापन विज्ञान
- advances in chronometry
- Advances in chronometry have made today's clocks accurate to a fraction of a second.
- Chronometry is important in sports and in space travel.
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- He studied chronometry to learn how to build exact clocks.
- Modern chronometry relies on atomic clocks.
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With chrono- (time) and -metry (measuring).
chrono- (समय) और -metry (मापना) के साथ।
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Keep the chrono- words: chronic (lasting a long time), chronicle (a record of events in order), synchronize (make happen at the same time).
Chrono- शब्द याद रखिए: chronic (लंबे समय तक रहने वाला), chronicle (क्रम से घटनाओं का अभिलेख), synchronize (एक ही समय पर कराना)।
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The science of measuring time is chronometry; a very accurate clock, especially on a ship, a chronometer; the arrangement of events in time order chronology; something that belongs to a different time an anachronism.
समय मापने का विज्ञान chronometry; बहुत सटीक घड़ी, विशेषकर जहाज़ पर, chronometer; घटनाओं का समय-क्रम chronology; किसी अन्य काल की चीज़ anachronism।