English Explanatory Dictionary

marine chronometer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A timepiece used as a portable time standard at sea so as to enable the determining of longitude by means of celestial navigation.

Word forms

marine chronometer marine chronometers

Synonyms

longitude clock
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