digital watch
3
1.6
- noun
- /ˈdɪdʒɪtəl wɑtʃ/
:
reloj digital
- As he walks away, Ernest taps on his digital watch and holds it to his ear.
- a cheap digital watch
- wear a digital watch
- set a digital watch
Examples
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In the end, Tracy gave her a digital watch, which Posy wore for several days.
Fiction book (1991) -
Okay, I have a digital watch from the future.
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One Timex digital watch, broken.
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The alarm on Dignan's digital watch goes off.
Fiction book (1996) -
I'd been to Macy's and seen a digital watch that told the time in every country in the world.
Fiction book (1992) -
It's a digital watch.
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She lifts her digital watch up and sets her timer with a beep.
Fiction book (1993) -
Digital watches and clocks can be accurately set for 50 cents by calling the U.S. Naval Observatory's master clock at 900-410-TIME.
Academic text (1993) -
Stark rolled up his sleeves, revealing sinewy forearms and a large, stainless steel digital watch that was adorned with many miniature keys.
Fiction book (1995) -
I checked the time on my digital watch to see if I was late for the meeting.
Synonyms
22
1.0
A small watch you wear on your wrist
2
3.4
A watch that connects to your phone and tracks health and messages
How Digital
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'digital' (numeric/electronic) with 'watch' (a timekeeping device): it denotes a watch that displays time with digits/electronic display. This modifier + noun composition is a regular, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Digital watch: The name digital watch comes from digital meaning 'numbers' and the watch shows the time with numbers on a small screen instead of with moving hands, so it means a watch that displays the time as digits.