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digital watch

dig·it·al watch
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dij-i-tl woch]
    • /ˈdɪdʒ ɪ tl wɒtʃ/
    • /ˈdɪdʒ.ɪ.təl wɒtʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dij-i-tl woch]
    • /ˈdɪdʒ ɪ tl wɒtʃ/

Definitions of digital watch words

  • noun digital watch a watch that displays the time in numerical digits rather than by hands on a dial. 1
  • noun digital watch watch displaying time digitally 1
  • noun digital watch a watch in which the hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds are indicated by digits, rather than by hands on a dial 0
  • noun digital watch A watch, usually electronic, that displays time in the form of numbers, rather than by a dial and hands. 0
See all 4 definitions of digital watch

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Origin of digital watch

First appearance:

before 1970
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75

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Parts of speech for Digital watch

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Digital watch

digital watch popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for digital watch

noun digital watch

  • alarm — Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
  • timepiece — an apparatus for measuring and recording the progress of time; chronometer.
  • tattler — a person who tattles; telltale.
  • watch — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
  • chronometer — A chronometer is an extremely accurate clock that is used especially by sailors at sea.
All 19 Synonyms of digital watch

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