Spanish word

cronómetro

Pronunciation

IPA/kɾoˈnometɾo/

Meaning

  • masculine nounstopwatch

Example

Voy a usar el cronómetro.

I'm going to use the stopwatch.

Illustration for cronómetro (stopwatch)

More examples

Miró el cronómetro para comprobar el tiempo.

He looked at the stopwatch to check the time.

Core concept

Handheld stopwatch used to record split times and total elapsed time.

Common phrases

  • tomar el tiempo con el cronómetro

    time with the stopwatch

  • mirar el cronómetro

    look at the stopwatch

Similar words

reloj: Portable or wall timepiece showing the current time at a glance.
temporizador: Device counting down a preset time and signaling when the interval ends.

Definition in Spanish

Aparato que mide intervalos de tiempo con precisión y que suele poder iniciarse, pararse y reiniciarse.

Word origin

Derived from Greek chronos "time" and metron "measure", adopted into Spanish through French cronomètre to refer to instruments that record elapsed intervals.

Usage tips

  • In conversation cronómetro commonly implies manual start/stop control for measuring performance, while temporizador implies a preset countdown.

Related words

  • cronometrartimeverb
  • cronometrajetimingnoun

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