stopwatch
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2.4
- noun
- /ˈstɑːpˌwɑːtʃ/
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cronómetro
- We recorded the participants' readings with a Dictaphone and measured the time with a stopwatch.
- use a stopwatch
- started the stopwatch
- stop the stopwatch
And again, use your stopwatch to see how long it takes.
- And again, use your stopwatch to see how long it takes.
- You know, they'll put a damn stopwatch on a, on a Jayhawk.
- And he used the extremely high tech equipment of a stopwatch and paper.
- Even if his time is on a stopwatch.
- I'm sorry, my stopwatch is clicking.
- I forgot to have somebody, you know, just have a stopwatch just to, to time me how long it takes me to do it.
Examples
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Failing to start or stop the stopwatch may occur intentionally or by accident.
Academic text (1990) -
The experimenter said, "Stop" and stopped the stopwatch when the designated time to complete the assignment had expired.
Academic text (2005) -
And again, use your stopwatch to see how long it takes.
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The press secretary held a stopwatch in one hand, a drink in the other.
Fiction book (1998) -
What, are you timing me with a stopwatch?
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Now she hears the click of the stopwatch and turns and runs again toward the peak.
Fiction book (1995) -
Other materials used in the current study included a stopwatch, paper, and pencils.
Academic text (2005) -
The experimenter started the stopwatch and said, "begin" to signal the start of work on the assignment.
Academic text (2005) -
The time for completion of each trial was recorded on a stopwatch to the nearest 0.01 second.
Academic text (2007) -
I used my stopwatch to time how long it took me to complete the lap.
Synonyms
17
4.5
A thing like a clock or watch that shows the time
5
8.6
A very accurate clock used to find position at sea or in science
4
8.2
A watch that measures short periods of time accurately, for example during races
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4.2
A clock or watch that measures time accurately
A device that measures very short periods of time precisely
How Precise
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stopwatch joins stop ('stop') and watch ('small clock'). It is a small clock you can start and stop to measure the exact time of an event, so the name literally tells you what it does.