This is the 8998th most frequent French word.
chronomètre
A stopwatch or time-measuring device.
Here, 'chronomètre' refers specifically to a stopwatch, a device used to measure intervals of time.
J'ai utilisé un chronomètre pour mesurer mon temps de course.
I used a stopwatch to measure my running time.
In this sentence, 'chronomètre' describes a timer used for tracking the duration of an activity or experiment.
Le chronomètre sur la table indique le temps écoulé depuis le début de l'expérience.
The timer on the table shows the elapsed time since the beginning of the experiment.
The word 'chronomètre' in this context refers to a timer that has a countdown functionality.