Chronometry
/ˌkrɒnˈɒmɪtri/noun
The science or practice of measuring time.
Did you know?Its Greek root chronos is the same time-power behind words like “chronicle” and “chronology,” because humans have been trying to name, measure, and master time for millennia.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
χρόνος (khrónos)
“time”
Ancient Greek
Greek
μέτρον (métron)
“measure”
Late Greek
Greek
chronometria
“measuring of time”
16th–17th Century
New Latin
chronometria
“the art or science of measuring time”
18th Century
French/English
chronométrie / chronometry
“the scientific measurement of time”
Modern English
English
chronometry
“the science or practice of measuring time”
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