📖 Definitions of "Timer"
noun
- 1
Someone or something which times.
- 2
A device used to measure amounts of time.
- 3
Any electronic function that causes a device to be able to do something automatically after a preset amount of time.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Timer"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| clockingnoun | A time measurement made according to a clock. |
| timekeepingnoun | The measurement of time, or determining what the local time is: the act or process of keeping the time. |
| timekeepernoun | A device that shows the time; a timepiece. |
| clocknoun | A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day. |
| stopwatchnoun | A timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed between a particular time when activated and when the piece is deactivated. |
| schedulernoun | A person or device that determines a schedule, that determines the order that tasks are to be done. |
| timingnoun | (countable, uncountable) The time when something happens. |
| developernoun | (computing) A software developer; a person or company who creates or modifies computer software. |
| bombnoun | An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially, one dropped from an aircraft. |
| countingnoun | The act by which something is counted. |
| countnoun | The act of counting or tallying a quantity. |
| registernoun | A formal recording of names, events, transactions, etc. |
| distributionnoun | An act of distributing or state of being distributed. |
| programmernoun | (computing) One who writes computer programs. |
| sandglassnoun | An instrument for measuring the passage of time by the passage of sand through a narrow opening. |
| ignitionnoun | The initiation of combustion. |
| timed | Happening at a certain time. |
| retardantnoun | (often in combination) Something that serves to retard (slow down) the action of something. |
| nailnoun | The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals. |
| watchverb | A portable or wearable timepiece. |
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