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Word of the Week is a feature that aims to help readers boost their vocabulary in a meaningful way that has practical applications. Each week, our editorial staff presents a word, its definition and its use in a sentence.
Chronometry: (krǝ-NOM-ih-tree) a noun that means the science of accurate time measurement.
“The advent of electricity was a gift to chronometry, as it allowed scientists to make even more precise measurements of time.”
