How to pronounce chronograph
American English pronunciation
KRAH-nuh-graf
- IPA
- /ˈkɹɑnəˌɡɹæf/
- Syllables
- KRAH · nuh · graf (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What chronograph means
A watch that can also time events like a stopwatch
In a sentence: Grandpa pressed a button on his chronograph to time how fast I ran around the block.
Where it comes from: It comes from Greek words meaning time and writing. The Greek word once meant a person who wrote down history.
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