chronomètre

French

Etymology

From chrono- + -mètre, from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, time) + μέτρον (métron, measure).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʁɔ.nɔ.mɛtʁ/
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  • Homophones: chronomètrent, chronomètres
  • Hyphenation: chro‧no‧mètre

Noun

chronomètre m (plural chronomètres)

  1. (sports) stopwatch
  2. (timing) chronometer
  3. (computing) timer

Verb

chronomètre

  1. inflection of chronométrer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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