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- [tahy-mer]
- /ˈtaɪ mər/
- /ˈtaɪ.mər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tahy-mer]
- /ˈtaɪ mər/
Definitions of timer word
- noun timer a person or thing that times. 1
- noun timer a person who measures or records time. 1
- noun timer a device for indicating or measuring elapsed time, as a stopwatch. 1
- noun timer a device for controlling machinery, appliances, or the like, in a specified way at a predetermined time: Please put the roast in the oven and set the timer to cook it for two hours. 1
- noun timer (in an internal-combustion engine) a set of points actuated by a cam, which causes the spark for igniting the charge at the instant required. 1
- noun timer device that records time taken 1
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Origin of timer
First appearance:
before 1490 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1490-1500; time + -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Timer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
timer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
timer usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for timer
noun timer
- analog watch — a watch that represents time by the position of hands on a dial.
- big ben — the bell in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, London
- chronograph — an accurate instrument for recording small intervals of time
- chronometer — A chronometer is an extremely accurate clock that is used especially by sailors at sea.
- clock — A clock is an instrument, for example in a room or on the outside of a building, that shows what time of day it is.