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timer::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | timekeeper |
| Type of | official |
| Derivation | time |
timer::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | timepiece, horologe, timekeeper |
| Has types | stop watch, chronograph, parking meter, stopwatch |
| Derivation | time |
Examples of timer
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Greenberg was seen as small-timer from out of town who tried to over-run things.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
In no other multi-million pound sport can a part-timer claim the juiciest prize.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It's fairly easy to lose track of time, especially if I forget to set the timer.
From the ocregister.com
Why not fit a timer function to the light sensor module used in modern lighting.
From the independent.co.uk
When I was four, I got it into my head to take apart my father's darkroom timer.
From the economist.com
Most toaster ovens come with a timer, but don't necessarily turn themselves off.
From the sacbee.com
Like his their-timer counterparts, he must bring a solid performance every game.
From the dallasnews.com
It seemed that the automatic timer had incorrectly started when the gate opened.
From the nytimes.com
Then he drove to the school to witness the deadly explosion he had set by timer.
From the orlandosentinel.com
- A timepiece that measures a time interval and signals its end
- Timekeeper: (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed
- A regulator that activates or deactivates a mechanism at set times
- (timing) the time when something happens
- (timing) the regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics)
- A timer is a specialized type of clock. A timer can be used to control the sequence of an event or process. Whereas a stopwatch counts upwards from zero for measuring elapsed time, a timer counts down from a specified time interval, like an hourglass. ...
- TiMER is a 2009 science-fiction romantic comedy film by Jac Schaeffer about a device that counts down to the moment you meet your soul mate.
- (Timing (comedy)) Comic timing is use of rhythm and tempo to enhance comedy and humour. The pacing of the delivery of a joke has a strong impact on its comic effect; the same is also true of more physical comedy such as slapstick.
- (Timing (linguistics)) Isochrony is the idea that a language rhythmically divides time into equal portions. ...
