noun
timepiece; clock
Obsolete term for a timekeeping device; replaced by modern words like 時計.
江戸時代の文献に「時辰儀」という語が見られる。
The word 時辰儀 appears in documents from the Edo period.
noun
chronometer
Rare, specific use for a precision timepiece; the loanword クロノメーター is far more common.
See also: クロノメーター
「時辰儀」はクロノメーターの訳語として使われたことがある。
時辰儀 was sometimes used as a translation for 'chronometer'.
The common loanword for 'chronometer', used instead of the rare 時辰儀.
A coined compound of 時 (time), 辰 (celestial stem/period), and 儀 (instrument). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is an obsolete term for a timepiece.