timepiece – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
timepiece
n.
watch
CLOCK
Clock
A
clock is an instrument to indicate, keep, and co-ordinate
time. The word
clock is derived ultimately (via
Dutch, Northern French, and
Medieval Latin) from the
Celtic words
clagan and
clocca meaning "
bell". A silent instrument missing such a
striking mechanism has traditionally been known as a
timepiece. In general usage today a "clock" refers to any device for measuring and displaying the time.
Watches and other timepieces that can be carried on one's person are often distinguished from clocks.
timepiece
Noun
1. a measuring instrument or device for keeping time
(synonym) timekeeper
(hypernym) measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device
(hyponym) atomic clock
(part-meronym) balance wheel, balance
Timepiece
(n.)
A clock, watch, or other instrument, to measure or show the progress of time; a chronometer.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
timepiece
Synonyms and related words:
Big Ben, alarm clock, alarm watch, astronomical clock, atomic clock, box chronometer, calendar clock, calendar watch, chronograph, chronometer, chronopher, chronoscope, clepsydra, clock, clock movement, clocks, clockworks, cuckoo clock, dial, digital clock, digital watch, electric clock, electronic clock, gnomon, grandfather clock, half-hour glass, half-minute glass, horologe, horologium, hourglass, hunter, independent-seconds watch, isochronon, journeyman, marine chronometer, metronome, repeater, sandglass, sundial, telltale, ticker, time switch, timekeeper, timepieces, timer, turnip, watch, watchworks, wristwatch|
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
