Sentence examples for reliable chronometer from inspiring English sources

If 16S rRNA genes cannot serve as a reliable chronometer for bacterial evolution, perhaps there are other genes that evolve in a more consistent manner.

Our first goal was to determine if the rate of 16S rRNA sequence evolution could serve as a reliable molecular chronometer.

The challenge was solved by watchmaker and carpenter John Harrison when he designed the first reliable seafaring clock or chronometer, which allowed people to pinpoint their exact position at sea.

Chronometer: The time of day.

2. Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust chronometer, $27,350.

Potassium argon is the commonest chronometer used.

The brain is a remarkably capable chronometer for most purposes.

chronometer — a portable clock that measures time with great accuracy.

"Chronometer," he said, pressing the protrusions at its edges.

Most reliable?

"Reliable wind.