stopwatch

nounmasculine/kɾunuˈmɛtɾu/medium

cro·nó·me·tro

Definition

An instrument for measuring intervals of time with great precision.

The coach used a stopwatch to time the sprints.

The official time was recorded by an electronic stopwatch.

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Common collocations

digital stopwatchprecision stopwatchwrist stopwatch

Do grego 'khrónos' (tempo) + 'métron' (medida).