Chro*nog"ra*pher (?), n. One who writes a chronography; a chronologer. Tooke.
Chron`o*graph"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to a chronograph.
Chro*nog"ra*phy (?), n. [Gr. &?;. See Chronograph.] A description or record of past time; history. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Chro*nol"o*ger (?), n. Same as Chronologist.
{ Chron`o*log"ic (?), Chron`o*log"ic*al (?), } a. [Gr. &?;.] Relating to chronology; containing an account of events in the order of time; according to the order of time; as, chronological tables. Raleigh. -- Chron`o*log"ic*al*ly, adv.
{ Chro*nol"o*gist (?), Chro*nol"o*ger (?) }, n. [Gr. &?;.] A person who investigates dates of events and transactions; one skilled in chronology.
That learned noise and dust of the chronologist is wholly to be avoided.
Locke.
THe most exact chronologers tell us that Christ was born in October, and not in December.
John Knox.
Chro*nol"o*gy (?), n.; pl. Chronologies (#). [Gr. &?;; &?; time + &?; discourse: cf. F. chronologie.] The science which treats of measuring time by regular divisions or periods, and which assigns to events or transactions their proper dates.
If history without chronology is dark and confused, chronology without history is dry and insipid.
A. Holmes.
Chro*nom"e*ter (?), n. [Gr. &?; time + -meter: cf. F. chronomŔtre.] 1. An instrument for measuring time; a timekeeper.
2. A portable timekeeper, with a heavy compensation balance, and usually beating half seconds; -- intended to keep time with great accuracy for use an astronomical observations, in determining longitude, etc.