chronicle vs record

chronicle and record both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chronicle	Yes	No	Yes	No
record	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, record is a hypernym of chronicle; that is, record is a word with a broader meaning than chronicle:

chronicle: a record or narrative description of past events
record: anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

As verbs, record is a hypernym of chronicle; that is, record is a word with a broader meaning than chronicle:

Other hypernyms of chronicle include enter, put down.

chronicle (noun)	record (noun)
a record or narrative description of past events	an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)
	the sum of recognized accomplishments
	sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
	a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted
	a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
	anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
	a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction
	the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had

chronicle (verb)	record (verb)
record in chronological order; make a historical record	make a record of; set down in permanent form
	register electronically
	indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
	be aware of