Timepiece

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  • noun. An instrument, such as a clock or watch, that measures, registers, or records time.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Any machine or apparatus by which the progress of time is recorded, as a clepsydra or a time-candle; in ordinary use, a watch or clock.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A clock, watch, or other instrument, to measure or show the progress of time; a chronometer.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Any device that measures or registers time; a clock or watch, especially one lacking a chime or other striking mechanism.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a measuring instrument or device for keeping time
    • Word Usage
    "Ridley could easily have eliminated 15 minutes of dopey metaphors, including allusions to the title timepiece and lots of taxidermy analogies."
    cross-reference
    equation timepiece  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    measuring device  measuring instrument  measuring system  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    atomic clock  clock  sandglass  sundial  ticker  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    brooch  candelabra  candlestick  coffee-mill  contraption  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Big Ben  Horologium  alarm clock  alarm watch  astronomical clock  
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