"chronoscope" meaning in English

See chronoscope in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹɒnəˌskəʊp/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɹɑnəˌskoʊp/ [General-American] Forms: chronoscopes [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)bor. English chrono- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope English chronoscope From chrono- + -scope. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|chrono-|-scope|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)bor. English chrono- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. 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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: 81 19 Disambiguation of 'precision timekeeper': 60 40
  2. (science fiction) A device able to directly view other times, past or future. Synonyms: chronovisor
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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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      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nAncient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)bor.\nEnglish chrono-\nProto-Indo-European *speḱ-\nProto-Indo-European *-yeti\nProto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti\nProto-Hellenic *sképťomai\nAncient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai)\nProto-Indo-European *-ós\nProto-Hellenic *-ós\n▲\nAncient Greek -ος (-os)influ.\nAncient Greek -ός (-ós)\nAncient Greek σκοπός (skopós)\nProto-Indo-European *-eti\nProto-Indo-European *-eyéti\nProto-Indo-European *-esyéti\nProto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti\nProto-Indo-European *-yeti\nProto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti\nProto-Indo-European *-yeti\nProto-Indo-European *-éyeti\nAncient Greek -έω (-éō)\nAncient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der.\nEnglish -scope\nEnglish chronoscope\nFrom chrono- + -scope.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chronoscopes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "chronoscope (plural chronoscopes)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "sense": "precision timekeeper",
      "word": "chronometer and clock"
    },
    {
      "topics": [
        "science-fiction",
        "literature",
        "publishing",
        "media"
      ],
      "word": "viewer"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A highly accurate timekeeping device, an extremely precise chronometer."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "highly",
          "highly"
        ],
        [
          "accurate",
          "accurate"
        ],
        [
          "timekeeping",
          "timekeeping"
        ],
        [
          "device",
          "device"
        ],
        [
          "extremely",
          "extremely"
        ],
        [
          "precise",
          "precise"
        ],
        [
          "chronometer",
          "chronometer"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Science fiction"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A device able to directly view other times, past or future."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "science fiction",
          "science fiction"
        ],
        [
          "device",
          "device"
        ],
        [
          "directly",
          "directly"
        ],
        [
          "view",
          "view"
        ],
        [
          "other",
          "other"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ],
        [
          "past",
          "past"
        ],
        [
          "future",
          "future"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(science fiction) A device able to directly view other times, past or future."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "chronovisor"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "literature",
        "media",
        "publishing",
        "science-fiction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɹɒnəˌskəʊp/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɹɑnəˌskoʊp/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "chronoscope"
}

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