timepiece

[ tahym-pees ]

/ ˈtaɪmˌpis /

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noun

an apparatus for measuring and recording the progress of time; chronometer.

a clock or a watch.

Origin of timepiece

First recorded in 1755–65; time + piece

Words nearby timepiece

time on one's hands, timeous, timeout, time out of mind, timepass, timepiece, timepleaser, time-poor, timer, time-release, time reversal

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Example sentences from the Web for timepiece

Mr. Rogers, how, on a dark day and in the absence of a timepiece, would you judge the passage of time?
Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930|Various
Her mother only answered by pointing to the little French timepiece on the mantel.
Minnie's Pet Parrot|Madeline Leslie
At Yarmouth, too, I got my famous tin clock, the only timepiece I carried on the whole voyage.
Sailing Alone Around The World|Joshua Slocum
With considerable difficulty the portly bishop extracted his timepiece.
Toaster's Handbook|Peggy Edmund and Harold W. Williams, compilers

It is not necessary for spoiling a timepiece to break its every bearing; one loose screw stops all the wheels.
A Man's Value to Society|Newell Dwight Hillis

British Dictionary definitions for timepiece

timepiece

/ (ˈtaɪmˌpiːs) /

noun

any of various devices, such as a clock, watch, or chronometer, which measure and indicate time

a device which indicates the time but does not strike or otherwise audibly mark the hours

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单词	timepiece
释义	timepiece [ tahym-pees ] / ˈtaɪmˌpis / SEE SYNONYMS FOR timepiece ON THESAURUS.COM noun an apparatus for measuring and recording the progress of time; chronometer. a clock or a watch. Origin of timepiece First recorded in 1755–65; time + piece Words nearby timepiece time on one's hands, timeous, timeout, time out of mind, timepass, timepiece, timepleaser, time-poor, timer, time-release, time reversal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for timepiece Mr. Rogers, how, on a dark day and in the absence of a timepiece, would you judge the passage of time? Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930\|Various Her mother only answered by pointing to the little French timepiece on the mantel. Minnie's Pet Parrot\|Madeline Leslie At Yarmouth, too, I got my famous tin clock, the only timepiece I carried on the whole voyage. Sailing Alone Around The World\|Joshua Slocum With considerable difficulty the portly bishop extracted his timepiece. Toaster's Handbook\|Peggy Edmund and Harold W. Williams, compilers It is not necessary for spoiling a timepiece to break its every bearing; one loose screw stops all the wheels. A Man's Value to Society\|Newell Dwight Hillis British Dictionary definitions for timepiece timepiece / (ˈtaɪmˌpiːs) / noun any of various devices, such as a clock, watch, or chronometer, which measure and indicate time a device which indicates the time but does not strike or otherwise audibly mark the hours Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to timepiece dial, clock, watch, chronometer, calendar, chronograph, repeater, metronome, pendulum, horologe, chronoscope, gnomon, sundial, stopwatch, clepsydra, hourglass, alarm clock, time-keeper
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timepiece

noun

Origin of timepiece

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Example sentences from the Web for timepiece

British Dictionary definitions for timepiece

noun

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