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Definition: Timer |
TimerNoun1. A timepiece that measures a time interval and signals its end. 2. (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed. 3. A regulator that activates or deactivates a mechanism at set times. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | A circuit used in radar and electronic navigation systems to start pulse transmission and synchronize it with other actions, such as the start of a cathode-ray sweep. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A register whose content is changed at regular intervals in order to measure time. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Instrument which signals the end of an interval of time or which starts or stops a device at predetermined time. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Electrical Engineering | Devices of two basic types:a)the type using contact points to close and open the coil primary circuit; b)the type using a magnetic pick-up and a transistor control unit. Source: European Union. (references) |
Energy | This device can automatically turn the heater off at night and on in the morning. (Water Heater). (references) |
| A device that can be set to automatically turn appliances (lights) off and on at set times. (references) | |
Industry | High precision watch tested in different positions and at variable temperatures, certified as complying with certain standards ; watch that can be started and stopped at will for exact timing ; a watch indicating seconds and minutes(or other fractions of an hour)only. It is started and stopped by depressing the winding knob or an independent plunger. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mechanical Engineering | A clock actuating a relay. Source: European Union. (references) |
Occupations | Tends electric timer that verifies timing $T3beat$T1 of clock, watch, and timer movements and adjusts movements to correct timing defects, using watchmaker's tools and loupe: Sets up timing device for specified type movement. Positions movement in holding fixture and connects movement to timing device. Activates timing device that automatically compares timing beat of test movement with standard and records discrepancies on tape. Adjusts movements to attain accurate beat or routes movement to TIMING ADJUSTER (clock & watch) 715.681-010. Records timing beat defects. Places acceptable movements in tray for assembly. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: TimerSynonym: timekeeper (n). (additional references) |
| Synonyms by domain: time-switch (public administration, post & telecom), trembler (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering). |
Crosswords: Timer |
| English words defined with "timer": beat ♦ chronograph ♦ parking meter ♦ tick, ticktack, ticktock. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "timer": blasting timer ♦ HORSE-RACE TIMER. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Timer" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. German (timer), Italian (timer), Swedish (timer). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | There's never an egg timer around when you need one. (The American President; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin) Not bad for an old timer. (The Transformers: The Movie; writing credit: Ron Friedman) | |
Movie/TV Titles | 24 timer (1951) Jorden rundt på to timer (1949) The Big Timer (1932) Fremragende timer (2003) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | "De sterke drikkene oker lysten, men minsker evnen" : Ga over til alkoholfritt noen timer for du legger deg. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | An Old timer at C.T.T. elevator, Buffalo, N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | A young soldier of the armored forces holds and sights his Garand rifle like an old timer, Fort Knox, Ky. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Infantryman with halftrack, a young soldier of the armed forces, holds and sights his Garand rifle like an old timer, Fort Knox, Ky. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "Bubble 1" by Marcel Hol Commentary: "I've this sand timer, but instead of sand it's filled with gel.." | "TCR" by Peter Hamza Commentary: "Camera timer." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Douglas Adams | Zaphod Beeblebrox, adventurer, ex-hippy, good timer, (crook |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Timer" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 91.50% of the time. "Timer" is used about 200 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 91.5% | 183 | 22,794 |
| Noun (proper) | 8% | 16 | 87,710 |
| Unclassified Items | 0.5% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 200 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "timer": egg timer ♦ old timer ♦ part timer ♦ self timer cocking lever ♦ self timer lever. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "timer": timer-counter, timer-framed. | |
Ending with "timer": first-timer, five-timer, four-timer, old-timer. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
timer | 1,182 | shutdown timer | 50 |
day timer | 234 | old timer knife | 49 |
old timer | 216 | clock timer | 42 |
countdown timer | 200 | internet timer | 37 |
555 timer | 174 | java script timer | 35 |
first timer | 163 | 555 timer circuit | 34 |
digital timer | 131 | timer switch | 33 |
big timer | 125 | day timer organizer | 31 |
water timer | 102 | electric timer | 31 |
kitchen timer | 101 | blitz turbo timer | 30 |
electronic timer | 101 | timer circuit | 30 |
intermatic timer | 94 | electrical timer | 28 |
online timer | 80 | computer timer | 28 |
sprinkler timer | 74 | programmable timer | 28 |
turbo timer | 69 | market timer | 27 |
egg timer | 68 | lap timer | 27 |
pool timer | 65 | appliance timer | 26 |
sand timer | 56 | timer auction | 25 |
paragon timer | 55 | car old timer | 24 |
light timer | 51 | count down timer | 24 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "timer"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | rele kohe, orë me zile (alarm clock), kohëmatës (horologe, stopwatch, timekeeper), distributor i ndezjes. (various references) | |
Arabic | ساعة السباق, عداد (counter, gage, meter, numerator, register), المؤقتة. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | регулатор (cataract, comptroller, controller, governor, moderator, register, regulator), хронометрист, часовник (clock, horologe, ticker, tick-tack, timekeeper, timepiece, watch). (various references) | |
Chinese | 定时器. (various references) | |
Czech | èasový spínaè, èasomìřiè (timekeeper). (various references) | |
Danish | timer (clock, clock register, time register), tidsur, tidsangiver (chronometer, chronometer watch, stop watch, stopwatch, stop-watch), tidsafbryder (time switch), vibrator (shaker, trembler, vibrator), strømfordeler (coil distributor, current distributor, distributor, igniter, ignition distributor), stopur (chronometer, chronometer watch, stop watch, stopwatch, stop-watch), kronometer (chronometer, chronometer watch, chronoscope, stop watch, stopwatch, stop-watch), chronometer (chronometer, chronometer watch, stop watch, stopwatch, stop-watch). (various references) | |
Dutch | tijdmeter (chronometer, chronometer watch, stop watch, stopwatch, stop-watch, timekeeper), tijdgever, tijdregister (clock, clock register, time register), tijdrelais (marginal relay, sucker, time lag relay, time limit relay, timed relay), tijdschakelaar (time switch), timer (chronometer, chronometer watch, chronoscope, stop watch, stopwatch, stop-watch), telwerk (adder, counter, register, time switch, totalling device), uurwerk (clock, watch), zelfonderbreker (trembler), verdeler (distributor), chronometer (chronometer, chronometer watch, stop watch, stopwatch, stop-watch), stopwatch (chronometer, chronometer watch, stop watch, stopwatch, stop-watch), ontstekingsverdeler (coil distributor, current distributor, distributor, igniter, ignition distributor), kronometer (chronometer, chronometer watch, stop watch, stopwatch, stop-watch), klokregister (clock, clock register, time register), klok (bell, clock, watch). (various references) | |
Farsi | کسی که وقت رانگه می دارد, ساعت (Hour, Ticker, Timepiece, Watch). (various references) | |
Finnish | sekuntikello (stop-watch), jaksotin, ajastin (clock, clock register, time register). (various references) | |
French | minuteur, chronomètre. (various references) | |
German | Zeitmesser (chronometer, timekeeper, timers), Zeitgeber (time emitter), Timer. (various references) | |
Greek | χρονιστήρας, διανομέας (distributor, postman), διακόπτης-χρονόμετρο, διάταξη χρονισμού, αρχείο ρολογιού (clock, clock register, time register), χρονοδιακόπτης (time switch), δονητής (shaker, trembler, vibrator), χρονιστής (clock, clock register, time register), κρατών την ώραν (timekeeper), χρονόμετρο (chronometer, clock), ωριαίος διακόπτης, μετρών την ώραν, ντιστριμπιτέρ (coil distributor, current distributor, distributor, igniter, ignition distributor), συσκευή χρονισμού, ρολόι (clock, watch), χρονομετρητής (time keeper). (various references) | |
Hebrew | שעון עצר (stop watch). (various references) | |
Hungarian | stopper (stop watch, stopper, stopwatch), stopperóra (chronograph, stopper, stopwatch, time check), munkaidő-ellenőr (checker, time-keeper), időzítő, időtartam-kapcsoló, időrelé, időre dolgozó, gyújtásszabályozó, gyújtásidőzítő, gyújtási elosztó, ellenőrzőóra. (various references) | |
Indonesian | penipu (duper, liar, mountebank, pretender, two timer). (various references) | |
Italian | cronometro (chronometer, timekeeper), timer (time switch). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | タイアップ番組 (error which directly allows a run to score, four-in-hand, good hitting in which a run is scored, RBI, RBI hit, run-batted-in, run-batted-in hit, style, tidal, tie game, tie-up program, tight, tights, tile, time, time clock, time is up, time machine, time-card, timely, timeout, times, time-sheet, time-shift, time-stamp, timing, tire, title, title background, title-region, type, typewriter, typhoon, typing, typist, typography, tyre, video titler). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | タイマー , タイマ . (various references) | |
Korean | 시간제 노동자. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | imertay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | distribuidor (dispenser, distributing, distributor, slidevalve). (various references) | |
Russian | регулятор зажигания, хронометр (chronometer, timekeeper, timepiece), часы (clock, horologe, ticker, timepiece, watch, wristwatch), трамблер, таймер таймерный, таймер (beeper, clock). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | vremenski brojač, merilac vremena (timekeeper), hronometar (chronometer, timepiece). (various references) | |
Spanish | temporizador (clock, clock register, temporiser, temporizer, time register, weld-sequence timer), vibrador (buzzer, vibrator), ruptor (trembler), reloj de arena (hourglass, sandglass), reloj automático, reloj (clock, dial, digital, time, timekeeper, timepiece, watch), minutero (big-hand, minute, minute hand), generador de sincronismo (clock, clock register, time register), distribuidor del encendido (coil distributor, current distributor, distributor, igniter, ignition distributor), distribuidor de encendido, delco (distributor), cronómetro (chronometer, timekeeper), contador de tiempo (time switch), cadenciómetro, avisador (informant). (various references) | |
Swedish | tidrelä. (various references) | |
Thai | เครื่องจับเวลา (timekeeper), ผู้จับเวลา. (various references) | |
Turkish | zaman ölçer, saat hakemi (timekeeper), saat (clock, horologe, hour, meter, o'clock, ticker, time, watch), kronometre (chronometer, clock, split-second watch, stop watch, timekeeper, timepiece), deklanşör (release, trigger), ateşleme distribütörü. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | реле часу, хронометрист (time-keeper), годинник (clock, ticker, time-keeper, timepiece, watch). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | người bấm giờ đồng hồ bấm giờ. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "timer": timers. (additional references) | |
Words containing "timer": antimere, antimeres, antimerger. (additional references) | |
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"Timer" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: bimer, Eimer, Gimer, itinery, Itmar, Jimfer, Othmayr, stimer, stimerol, tamar, tamor, teamer, Tekmar, temiar, temor, temur, tiber, tider, tiker, tima, timac, timari, timehri, timeo, timere, timet, timex, timme, Timmel, Timmer, Timmo, timo, timor, timper, timur, Tinari, tinel, tiner, tirer, Titma, Tiumen, Tolmer, Tomar, tomer, Tomur, Toomer, Toumert, trimer, tumer, Tyma, Tymen, Tyser, tzimmer. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "timer" (pronounced tī"mer) |
| 3 | -ī" m er | climber, dimer, primer, Rhymer, Rimer. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: merit, miter, mitre, remit. | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-m-r-t" | |
-1 letter: emir, emit, item, mire, mite, rime, rite, term, tier, time, tire, trim. | |
-2 letters: ire, met, mir, rei, rem, ret, rim, tie. | |
-3 letters: em, er, et, it, me, mi, re, ti. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-m-r-t" | |
+1 letter: hermit, imaret, iterum, merits, metier, metric, milter, minter, mister, miters, mither, mitier, mitred, mitres, permit, reemit, remint, remits, remixt, retime, retrim, smiter, timber, timbre, timers, trimer. | |
+2 letters: airtime, amirate, demerit, dimeter, emerita, emeriti, emirate, emitter, emptier, eremite, erotism, firmest, hermits, imarets, imbrute, imprest, imputer, interim, limiter, maestri, maltier, marlite, marmite, meatier, merited, metiers, metrics, metrify, metring, metrist, midterm, migrate, milters, miltier, minaret, minster, minters, mintier, minuter, miriest, mirkest, misrate, misterm, misters, mistier, mitered, miterer, mithers, mixture, moister, mortice, mortise, mothier, motlier, muriate, mustier, mythier, omitter, permits, premixt, pretrim, primate, ragtime, raiment, readmit, reemits, remints, retimed, retimes, retrims, rimiest, smartie, smiters, terbium, terming, termini, termite, thermic, thymier, timbers, timbrel, timbres, timider, trimers, trimmed, trimmer, trireme, triseme, trisome, unmiter, unmitre, vitamer, vomiter, wartime. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Quotations: Fiction 10. Usage Frequency 11. Expressions 12. Expressions: Internet | 13. Translations: Modern 14. Derivations 15. Rhymes 16. Anagrams | 17. Bibliography |
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