chronometric
Related to timekeeping
Chronometric relates to the precise measurement of time.
The term appears in scientific and technical contexts where accurate timekeeping matters: chronometric data, chronometric dating.
A chronometer is a highly accurate timepiece, originally developed for maritime navigation; chronometric describes instruments or methods meeting that standard of precision.
Measuring duration's passage
- clocksInstruments displaying hours
- watchesPortable personal clocks
- sundialsTime-telling garden fixtures
- hourglassesSand-flow timing devices
timepieces · quartz · atomic · synchronization · Greenwich · timezones · calendars · escapement
Interval timing device
- timerDuration-tracking mechanism
- tachometerRotational speed indicator
- speedometerVehicle velocity display
- odometerVehicle distance recorder
counter · gauge · sensor · digital · analog · clockwork · mechanism · device
Degree of correctness
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- nanosecondOne-billionth second unit
- microsecondOne-millionth of a second
- millisecondTiny time unit
exactness · synchronization · standardization · cesium · frequency · oscillation · drift · tolerance
Decaying carbon isotope
- potassium-argonIsotopic age-determination technique
- thermoluminescenceLight from heated irradiated material
- dendrochronologyDating via growth rings
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
paleomagnetism · radiometric · geochronology · half-life · isotope · carbon-14
timekeeping
Measuring duration's passage
- clocksInstruments displaying hours
- watchesPortable personal clocks
- sundialsTime-telling garden fixtures
hourglasses · timepieces · quartz · atomic · synchronization · Greenwich · timezones · calendars · escapement · pendulum
stopwatch
Interval timing device
- timerDuration-tracking mechanism
- tachometerRotational speed indicator
- speedometerVehicle velocity display
odometer · counter · gauge · sensor · digital · analog · clockwork · mechanism · device · oscilloscope
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- nanosecondOne-billionth second unit
- microsecondOne-millionth of a second
millisecond · exactness · synchronization · standardization · cesium · frequency · oscillation · drift · tolerance · resolution
radiocarbon
Decaying carbon isotope
- potassium-argonIsotopic age-determination technique
- thermoluminescenceLight from heated irradiated material
- dendrochronologyDating via growth rings
stratigraphy · paleomagnetism · radiometric · geochronology · half-life · isotope · carbon-14
interval
Duration between two points
lap · tempo · rhythm · cadence · beat · sequence · periodicity · frequency · pacing · latency
chronometricapproximate
Nearly accurate but inexact
imprecise · vague · inexact · rough · unmeasured
chronometricsubjective
Based on personal perspective
intuitive · qualitative · untimed · impressionistic · informal