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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A clock-driven device for recording the time of occurrence of an event.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It is often used, for example, in conjunction with a contact [[anemometer]] and a [[wind vane]] to  obtain a record of [[wind speed]] and [[direction]] as a function of time. <br/>''See'' [[multiple register]].</div><br/> </div>
<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A clock-driven device for recording the time of occurrence of an event.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It is often used, for example, in conjunction with a contact [[anemometer]] and a [[wind wave|wind vane]] to  obtain a record of [[wind speed]] and [[wind direction|direction]] as a function of time. <br/>''See'' [[multiple register]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 15:35, 25 April 2012



chronograph

A clock-driven device for recording the time of occurrence of an event.

It is often used, for example, in conjunction with a contact anemometer and a wind vane to obtain a record of wind speed and direction as a function of time.
See multiple register.


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