pho|to|chron|o|graph

pho|to|chron|o|graph
pho|to|chron|o|graph «FOH toh KRON uh graf, -grahf», noun.
1. a device for photographing a moving object at regular, brief intervals.
2. a photograph so taken.
3. an instrument for photographing the transit of a star.
4. a device for measuring and recording small time intervals.

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  • -graphical — Photochronography Pho to*chro*nog ra*phy, n. Art of recording or measuring intervals of time by the photochronograph. {Pho to*chron o*graph ic}, { graph ic*al}, a. {Pho to*chron o*graph ic*al*ly}, adv. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Photochronographic — Photochronography Pho to*chro*nog ra*phy, n. Art of recording or measuring intervals of time by the photochronograph. {Pho to*chron o*graph ic}, { graph ic*al}, a. {Pho to*chron o*graph ic*al*ly}, adv. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Photochronographically — Photochronography Pho to*chro*nog ra*phy, n. Art of recording or measuring intervals of time by the photochronograph. {Pho to*chron o*graph ic}, { graph ic*al}, a. {Pho to*chron o*graph ic*al*ly}, adv. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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