timekeeper
1
4.2
- noun
- /ˈtaɪmˌkiːpər/
:
cronómetro
- The stopwatch is a reliable timekeeper that helps athletes accurately track their performance.
Examples
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The Egyptians had portable timekeepers as well.
Academic text (2004) -
If timekeepers in Chicago, say, synchronized their clock to the Kansas City one, they would find it would differ from the St. Louis clock.
Academic text (1996) -
According to various Internet timekeepers, the device sold out in the U.S. in under 50 minutes and even faster in other territories.
Blog text (8) -
Only after Livre had inspected his timekeeper did he seem satisfied that his schedule was being followed.
Fiction book (1992) -
During the early 1970s, atomic clocks developed to the point where timekeepers needed to start taking relativistic effects into account.
Academic text (1996) -
Tip: Have a three-minute hourglass or timer handy, and ask a trustworthy student to act as timekeeper!
Academic text (2015) -
Although sea-level clocks beat at the same rate, they cannot be synchronized consistently unless timekeepers correct for the Earth's rotation.
Academic text (1996) -
To avoid these path-dependent discrepancies, Earth-bound timekeepers must apply a correction each time they synchronize clocks.
Academic text (1996) -
She used a digital timekeeper to record the duration of her workout with precision.
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In the laboratory, the scientist relied on an atomic timekeeper to ensure accurate measurements of time.
Synonyms
637
1.0
A small thing worn on the wrist to tell the time
155
1.6
A device that measures a set time and then makes a sound
17
4.5
A thing like a clock or watch that shows the time
16
2.4
A small timer you start and stop to measure race times
5
8.6
A very accurate clock used to find position at sea or in science
4
3.2
A machine that records when workers start and finish work
4
8.2
A watch that measures short periods of time accurately, for example during races
1
8.2
A device that measures time using the flow of water
A thing that shows the time, like a clock or watch
A device that measures the time difference between two events very precisely
A machine that records when employees start and finish work
How Accurate
- Specialized
5
4.3
- Specialized
5
8.6
1
4.2
4
1.0
20
4.1
11
4.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Timekeeper is made of the two parts time ('hours and minutes') and keeper ('one who keeps or watches'). Think of a watch or clock that 'keeps' time by measuring and showing it, so a timekeeper is a device that records time.