"chronometrical" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From chronometric + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|chronometric|al}} chronometric + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} chronometrical (not comparable)
  1. Synonym of chronometric. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: chronometric [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: chronometrically

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