Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A watch that can be instantly started and stopped by pushing a button and used to measure an exact duration of time.
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- noun A
timepiece designed to measure the amount of timeelapsed from a particulartime whenactivated and when the piece isdeactivated .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race)
Etymologies
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Examples
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But the scoreboard or stopwatch is supposed to be reliable.
USATODAY.com - Landis' drug test puts another hero in doubt 2006
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The Segway's mileage and maintenance is tracked by a small key, similar in appearance to a stopwatch, which is also needed to start the Segway.
Stories from The Sun Rebecca Velez 2010
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They asked for a stopwatch, which is required at all college basketball games.
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The time it takes to start or stop a stopwatch is the same amount of time it would take for someone driving under the influence to lose control of their vehicle, about seven tenths of a second.
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The time it takes to start or stop a stopwatch is the same amount of time it would take for someone driving under the influence to lose control of their vehicle, about seven tenths of a second.
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They asked for a stopwatch, which is required at all college basketball games.
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The time it takes to start or stop a stopwatch is the same amount of time it would take for someone driving under the influence to lose control of their vehicle, about seven tenths of a second.
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A stopwatch was the first, but a more accurate solution was a bicycle wheel, which was mounted to the car's rear.
Auto Express: News 2009
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A stopwatch was the first, but a more accurate solution was a bicycle wheel, which was mounted to the car's rear.
Auto Express: News 2009
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The time it takes to start or stop a stopwatch is the same amount of time it would take for someone driving under the influence to lose control of their vehicle, about seven tenths of a second.
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