Timepiece synonyms
Category:
(--- Sports) One who keeps track of elapsed time in a sporting event.
An exceptionally precise timepiece.
sundial
An instrument that indicates local apparent solar time by the shadow cast by a central projecting pointer on a surrounding calibrated dial.
clock (related)
The definition of a clock is a device for measuring and showing the time of day, or a decoration on the side of a sock or stocking coming up from the ankle.
watch (related)
The members of a ship's crew on duty during a specific watch.
A calendar is the order that divides a year into days, weeks and months.
chronograph
The definition of a chronograph is an instrument that measures intervals of time.
chronoscope
An optical instrument for the precise measurement of very small time intervals.
clepsydra
A usually graduated disk or knob for controlling some function, as the selection of a TV channel or the temperature of an oven
gnomon
The part of a parallelogram remaining after a similar, smaller parallelogram has been taken from one of its corners
horologe
1843, Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, book 3, ch. II, Gospel of Mammonism
hourglass
(Computing) A pointer, often shaped like an hourglass, indicating the computer is busy.
metronome
An electrical device that produces an intermittent sound or flashing light, for similar use
A mass hung from a fixed support so that it is able to swing freely under the influence of gravity. Since the motion of pendulums is regular and periodic, they are often used to regulate the action of various devices, especially clocks.
A device used to amplify digital or analog signals in order to strengthen them for retransmission, as on a computer network or in telephone or radio transmission.
stopwatch
A watch that can be instantly started and stopped by pushing a button and used to measure an exact duration of time.
time-keeper
Alternative form of timekeeper.
chronopher
An instrument that transmits the correct time to distant points by means of electricity.
sandglass
An instrument for measuring the passage of time by the passage of sand through a narrow opening.
wristwatch
A watch worn on a band that fastens about the wrist.
Find another word for timepiece. In this page you can discover 23 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for timepiece, like: timekeeper, chronometer, sundial, clock, watch, alarm-clock, calendar, chronograph, chronoscope, clepsydra and dial.