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timer

[tahy-mer]

noun

  1. a person or thing that times. times.

  2. a person who measures or records time. times.

  3. a device for indicating or measuring elapsed time, times, as a stopwatch.

  4. a device for controlling machinery, appliances, or the like, in a specified way at a predetermined time: times.

    Please put the roast in the oven and set the timer to cook it for two hours.

  5. (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.



timer

/ ˈٲɪə /

noun

  1. a device for measuring, recording, or indicating time

  2. a switch or regulator that causes a mechanism to operate at a specific time or at predetermined intervals

  3. a person or thing that times

“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
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of timer1

First recorded in 1490–1500; time + -er 1
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Baristas walk guests through the steps of brewing and pouring the tea, providing a timer for the perfect steep.

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He volunteered that he wanted to kill himself by strapping an explosive to his head, setting the timer for one hour and drugging himself to sleep.

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On the night BBC Scotland visited Jenny's café, the attendees were a mix of regulars and first timers, drawn to the meeting for various reasons.

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All of those are now working on a timer system and the buttons which launched the fake messages have been deactivated, he said.

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Roo shares videos of what she calls "one hour speed cleans", where she sets herself a 60-minute timer and attempts to get as much cleaning done as possible.

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