timepiece

[tahym-pees]

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noun

an apparatus for measuring and recording the progress of time; chronometer.

a clock or a watch.

Origin of timepiece

First recorded in 1755–65; time + piece

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Related Words for timepiece

dial, clock, watch, chronometer, calendar, chronograph, repeater, metronome, pendulum, horologe, chronoscope, gnomon, sundial, stopwatch, clepsydra, hourglass, time-keeper

Examples from the Web for timepiece

Historical Examples of timepiece

As a timepiece, this dial will be found roughly correct for that latitude.
Boy Scouts Handbook
Boy Scouts of America
It is optional with the judges whether the use of a timepiece is to be allowed.
Boy Scouts Handbook
Boy Scouts of America
I had no timepiece, so when I saw a glow in the east, I got up, ate my breakfast and started.
Old Rail Fence Corners
Various
He felt an inclination to smash her head with the timepiece.
Sentimental Education, Volume II
Gustave Flaubert
Frederick noticed a timepiece, a parrot-stick, and some engravings.
Sentimental Education, Volume II
Gustave Flaubert

British Dictionary definitions for timepiece

timepiece

noun

any of various devices, such as a clock, watch, or chronometer, which measure and indicate time

a device which indicates the time but does not strike or otherwise audibly mark the hours

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