timepiece
101watch — I n. timepiece 1) to set; wind (up) a watch 2) to synchronize watches 3) a pocket; self winding; waterproof; wrist watch 4) an analog; digital watch 5) a watch is fast; right; slow 6) a watch goes; keeps time; runs down; stops surveillance 7) to… …
102chronograph — chron•o•graph [[t]ˈkrɒn əˌgræf, ˌgrɑf[/t]] n. 1) hor a timepiece fitted with a recording device, as a stylus and rotating drum, used to mark the exact instant of an occurrence 2) hor a timepiece, as a stopwatch, capable of measuring extremely… …
103chronometer — chro•nom•e•ter [[t]krəˈnɒm ɪ tər[/t]] n. 1) hor a timepiece or timing device for use in determining longitude at sea or whenever exact measurement of time is required 2) cvb hor any timepiece, esp. a wristwatch, designed for the highest accuracy… …
104lose — [[t]luz[/t]] v. lost, los•ing 1) to come to be without, as through accident: They lost all their belongings in the storm[/ex] 2) to fail inadvertently to retain, usu. temporarily: I just lost a dime under this sofa[/ex] 3) to suffer the… …
105time — [tīm] n. [ME < OE tima, prob. < IE * dī men < base * dā(i) , to part, divide up > TIDE1] I duration; continuance 1. indefinite, unlimited duration in which things are considered as happening in the past, present, or future; every… …
106atomic clock — noun a timepiece that derives its time scale from the vibration of atoms or molecules • Hypernyms: ↑timepiece, ↑timekeeper, ↑horologe • Hyponyms: ↑ammonia clock, ↑caesium clock * * * noun, pl ⋯ clocks [count] : a special kind of clock …
107balance wheel — noun a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat • Syn: ↑balance • Hypernyms: ↑wheel • Part Holonyms: ↑timepiece, ↑timekeeper, ↑horologe …
108sandglass — noun timepiece in which the passage of time is indicated by the flow of sand from one transparent container to another through a narrow passage • Hypernyms: ↑timepiece, ↑timekeeper, ↑horologe • Hyponyms: ↑egg timer, ↑hourglass …
109center wheel — noun : the first wheel in the going train of a timepiece driving the wheels leading to the escapement and having a pinion post on which the minute hand is carried * * * Horol. the wheel driving the minute and hour hands of a timepiece. [1880 85]… …
110going train — noun : the gearing in a striking or chiming timepiece that drives the hands * * * Horol. the gear train for moving the hands of a timepiece or giving some other visual indication of the time. Cf. dial train, striking train …
