"chronoscope" meaning in All languages combined

See chronoscope on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɹɒnəˌskəʊp/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɹɑnəˌskoʊp/ [General-American] Forms: chronoscopes [plural]
Etymology: From chrono- + -scope. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|chrono|scope}} chrono- + -scope Head templates: {{en-noun}} chronoscope (plural chronoscopes)
  1. A highly accurate timekeeping device, an extremely precise chronometer. Hypernyms (precision timekeeper): chronometer and clock
    Sense id: en-chronoscope-en-noun-qVVfAOfT Categories (other): Timekeeping Disambiguation of Timekeeping: 80 20 Disambiguation of 'precision timekeeper': 61 39
  2. (science fiction) A device able to directly view other times, past or future. Synonyms: chronovisor
    Sense id: en-chronoscope-en-noun-gFctApmw Categories (other): Science fiction, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with chrono-, English terms suffixed with -scope, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Clocks, Time travel Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with chrono-: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -scope: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Clocks: 12 88 Disambiguation of Time travel: 9 91 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: viewer [science-fiction, literature, publishing, media] Derived forms: chronoscopic, chronoscopically, chronoscopy

Inflected forms

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