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timer

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Timer  \Tim"er\,  n.  (Internal-combustion  Engines) 
  In  electric  ignition,  an  adjustable  device  for  automatically 
  timing  the  spark. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Timer  \Tim"er\,  n. 
  A  timekeeper;  especially,  a  watch  by  which  small  intervals  of 
  time  can  be  measured;  a  kind  of  stop  watch.  It  is  used  for 
  timing  the  speed  of  horses,  machinery,  etc 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  timer 
  n  1:  a  timepiece  that  measures  a  time  interval  and  signals  its 
  end  used  in  cooking 
  2:  a  regulator  that  activates  or  deactivates  a  mechanism  at  set 
  times




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