timepiece
Americannoun
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an apparatus for measuring and recording the progress of time; chronometer.
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a clock or a watch.
noun
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any of various devices, such as a clock, watch, or chronometer, which measure and indicate time
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a device which indicates the time but does not strike or otherwise audibly mark the hours
Etymology
Origin of timepiece
Example Sentences
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He sports a Richard Mille timepiece worth half a million dollars on one day, a $250,000 rose-gold Patek Philippe on another.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026
Designed by luxury watchmaker Jacob & Co, the bejewelled timepiece has sculpted figures of a lion and a Bengal tiger placed around Anant's statue seated on a chair.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
The auctioneers called it "a timepiece of almost mythical status, it stands as the ultimate convergence of historical significance, design mastery, mechanical innovation, and rarity".
From Barron's • Nov. 9, 2025
Decades ago, watch repair shops across the country were staffed with technicians who could service almost any mechanical timepiece when its intricate innards — tiny gears, wheels and springs — failed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025
A turnip was hanging from the fob where his diamond-studded timepiece should have been.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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