stopwatch

CEFRB1

/stˈɑˌpwɑtʃ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A watch used to measure short periods of time.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    To time (something) by means of a stopwatch.

Examples

  • Ziri asked Rima if he could borrow her stopwatch.

  • Do you have a stopwatch?

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed between a particular time when activated and when the piece is deactivated.

More examples

In context

  • I need a stopwatch.

  • I etched the face of a stopwatch on the back of a raindrop And did a swap for the sand in an hourglass

Synonyms

Quick test

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Origin

noun

From stop + watch.