Box chronometer. See under Box. -- Pocket chronometer, a chronometer in the form of a large watch. -- To rate a chronometer. See Rate, v. t.
{ Chron`o*met"ric (?), Chron`o*met"ric*al (?), } a. [Cf. F. chronomÚtrique.] Pertaining to a chronometer; measured by a chronometer.
Chro*nom"e*try (?), n. [Cf. F. chronomÚtrie.] The art of measuring time; the measuring of time by periods or divisions.
Chron"o*pher (?), n. [Gr. &?; time + &?; to carry.] An instrument signaling the correct time to distant points by electricity.
Chron"o*scope (?), n. [Gr. &?; time + -scope.] An instrument for measuring minute intervals of time; used in determining the velocity of projectiles, the duration of short-lived luminous phenomena, etc.
Chrys"a*lid (?), a. Pertaining to a chrysalis; resembling a chrysalis.
Chrys"a*lid, n.; pl. Chrysalids. See Chrysalis.
Chrys"a*lis (?), n.; pl. Chrysalides (#). [L. chrysallis the gold-colored pupa of butterflies, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; gold. Cf. Aurelia.] (Zo÷l.) The pupa state of certain insects, esp. of butterflies, from which the perfect insect emerges. See Pupa, and Aurelia (a).
Chrys*an"i*line (?), n. [Gr. chryso`s gold + E. anilene.] (Chem.) A yellow substance obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of rosaniline. It dyes silk a fine golden-yellow color.
Chrys*an"the*mum (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;; chryso`s gold + &?; flower.] (Bot.) A genus of composite plants, mostly perennial, and of many species including the many varieties of garden chrysanthemums (annual and perennial), and also the feverfew and the oxeye daisy.
Chrys`a*ro"bin (?), n. [Gr. chryso`s gold + araroba a foreign name of Goa powder + -in.] (Chem.) A bitter, yellow substance forming the essential constituent of Goa powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid proper; hence formerly called also chrysphanic acid.
Chrys*au"rin (?), n. [Gr. chryso`s gold + L. aurum gold. So called from its color.] An orange-colored dyestuff, of artificial production.
Chrys`el*e*phan"tine (?), a. [Gr. chryso`s gold + &?; made of ivory, fr. &?; ivory, elephant.] Composed of, or adorned with, gold and ivory.
&fist; The chryselephantine statues of the Greeks were built up with inferior materials, veneered, as it were, with ivory for the flesh, and gold decorated with color for the hair and garments.
Chry"sene (?), n. [Gr. chryso`s gold.] (Chem.) One of the higher aromatic hydrocarbons of coal tar, allied to naphthalene and anthracene. It is a white crystalline substance, C18H12, of strong blue fluorescence, but generally colored yellow by impurities.
Chrys"o*ber`yl (?), n. [L. chrysoberyllus, Gr. &?;; chryso`s gold + &?; beryl.] (Min.) A mineral, found in crystals, of a yellow to green or brown color, and consisting of aluminia and glucina. It is very hard, and is often used as a gem.
Chrys"o*chlore (?), n. [Gr. chryso`s gold + chlwro`s light green: cf. F. chrysochlore.] (Zo÷l.) A South African mole of the genus Chrysochloris; the golden mole, the fur of which reflects brilliant metallic hues of green and gold.
Chrys"o*col`la (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. chryso`kolla gold solder; chryso`s gold + &?; glue.] (Min.) A hydrous silicate of copper, occurring massive, of a blue or greenish blue color.
Chrys"o*gen (?), n. [Gr. chryso`s gold + -gen.] (Chem.) A yellow crystalline substance extracted from crude anthracene.
Chry*sog"ra*phy (?), n. [Gr. &?;; chryso`s gold + &?; to write.] 1. The art of writing in letters of gold.