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time-switch

time-switch

4.2
A switch that turns a device on or off at a set time
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : temporizador
  • We set the time-switch to water the garden every morning at 6 a.m.

Examples

  • The lights in the hallway are controlled by a time-switch for energy efficiency.

  • After installing a time-switch, the heating system turns on before we get home.

  • I installed a time-switch for my outdoor lights.

  • The time-switch automatically turns on the heater.

  • We set the time-switch to water the garden every morning at 6 a.m.

  • The lights in the hallway are controlled by a time-switch for energy efficiency.

  • After installing a time-switch, the heating system turns on before we get home.

Synonyms

timer
vstime-switch
155 1.6

A device that measures a set time and then makes a sound

is set to turn electrical equipment on or off at a fixed clock time

How Programmable

time-switch
  • Specialized
4.2
timer
155 1.6
hourglass
20 4.1

Surface Forms

time-switch singular
time-switches plural

Morphology

time-switch = time + switch (transparent) = time + switch

The meaning is directly derived from 'time' + 'switch' as a switch operated or controlled by time.

Etymology

Time-switch is a modern English compound of time ('when') and switch ('a device that turns things on or off'). So it literally means a switch that acts at a set time, like a built-in 'timer' for lights or heating.