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chronograph [′krän·ə‚graf] (engineering) An instrument used to register the time of an event or graphically record time intervals such as the duration of an event. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Skeptics, take note: As Tom Campanella of MIT points out, variations in daylight can provide the best evidence of the images' freshness: "The most reliable means of checking the veracity of our telepresent landscape may well be the sun itself--the most ancient of our chronographic aids. Additionally, the film advance lever actually re-cocks the mechanical shutter after a digital image has been taken, and chronographic dials and needle indicators bring back memories of precision-made watches. |
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