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Noun Concept
Categories: Horology, Articles with permanently dead external links, Navigational equipment, Clocks
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chronometer  marine chronometer  Longitude clock  marine chronometers  Maritime horology
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An accurate clock (especially used in navigation) WordNet 3.0
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An accurate clock (especially used in navigation) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A marine chronometer is a precision timepiece that is carried on a ship and employed in the determination of the ship's position by celestial navigation. Wikipedia
Portable timepiece Wikidata
An extremely accurate clock that is relatively unaffected by movement or temperature changes. OmegaWiki
A timepiece used as a portable time standard at sea so as to enable the determining of longitude by means of celestial navigation. Wiktionary
IS A
clock
pocket watch
chronometer watch
PART OF
astrocompass
HAS INSTANCE
Ship's chronometer from HMS Beagle
DISCOVERER OR INVENTOR
John Harrison
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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chronometer
Wikipedia
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marine chronometer
Wikidata
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marine chronometer
Wiktionary
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marine chronometer
OmegaWiki
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chronometer
Wikipedia Redirections
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Longitude clock, marine chronometers, Maritime horology, nautical chronometer, naval chronometer

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