chronThe ROOT-WORD is CHRON which means TIME. It comes from the Greek word chronos. The awareness of events CHRONologically gives us a perspective of history impossible without it. Whether an event came before or after assumed real significance with the appearance of CHRONicles. This is a very valuable key 1. Chronic : CHRON ic (kron’ ik) adj. Continuing for a long time; as, a chronic invalid 2. Chronicle : CHRON icle (kron’ i k’l) n. A record of events in order of time 3. Chronicler : CHRON icler (kron’ i kler) n. A historian; as, a chronicler of events 4. Chronology : CHRON ology (kro nol’ o jee) n. The science of recording events by period and by date 5. Chronologist : CHRON ologist (kro nol’ o jist) n. An expert in the science of chronology 6. Chronologize : CHRON ologize (kro nol’ o jize) v. To give to time its period and to an event its date 7. Chronologer : CHRON ologer (kro nol’ o jer) n. Another name for a chronologist 8. Chronobarometer: CHRON obarometer (kron o ba rom’ e ter) n. Barometer connected with clock work 9. Chronocyclegraph: CHRON ocyclegraph (kron o sie’ k’l graft) n. A photograph showing the course of motion by timed flashes 10. Chronograph : CHRON ograph (kron’ o graf) n. 11. Chronograph : CHRON ography (kro nog’ ra fee) n. A record of past time; history 12. Chronomancy : CHRON omancy (kron’ o man si) n. Divination to determine the right time for action 13. Chronologic : CHRON ologic (kron of oj’ ik) adj. Relating to chronology 14. Chronologicalaly: CHRON ologically (kron ol oj; i ka jee) adv. According to periods of time in which the events took place, logically speaking 15. Chronometer : CHRON ometer (kro nom’ et er) n. Instrument to keep time 16. Chronopher : CHRON opher (kron’ o fer) n. An instrument which signals the correct time 17. Chronoscope : CHRON oscope (kron’ o skope) n. Instrument which measures minute intervals of time 18. Chronoscopy : CHRON oscopy (kron os’ ko pi) n. The study of brief intervals of time by means of a chronoscope 19. Synchronous : syn CHRON ous (sin’ kro nus) adj. Happening at the same time 20. Chronothermal : CHRONO thermal (kron o ther’ mal) adj. Relating to time and temperature | ||||||||
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