stopwatch

[ stop-woch ]
/ ˈstɒpˌwɒtʃ /
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noun

a watch with a hand or hands that can be stopped or started at any instant, used for precise timing, as in races.

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Origin of stopwatch

First recorded in 1730–40; stop + watch

Words nearby stopwatch

stopping by woods on a snowy evening, stopping power, stopple, stops, stopt, stopwatch, stopword, storable, storage, storage battery, storage capacity
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Words related to stopwatch

timepiece, wristwatch, alarm, timer, chronometer, ticker, dial, clock, watch, calendar, chronograph, repeater, metronome, pendulum, horologe, chronoscope, gnomon, sundial, clepsydra, hourglass

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British Dictionary definitions for stopwatch

stopwatch
/ (ˈstɒpˌwɒtʃ) /

noun

a type of watch used for timing events, such as sporting events, accurately, having a device for stopping the hand or hands instantly
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