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Getting into the habit of switching a timer on will, I promise, save you from any number of kitchen disasters.
Delia Smith

Meaning of "timer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TIMER

timer  [ˈtaɪmə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TIMER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Timer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TIMER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

timer

Timer

A timer is a specialized type of clock for measuring time intervals. A timer which counts upwards from zero for measuring elapsed time is often called a stopwatch; a device which counts down from a specified time interval is more usually called a timer. A simple example is an hourglass. Some timers sound an audible indication that the time interval has expired. Time switches, timing mechanisms which activate a switch, are sometimes called "timers". Timers and time switches may be free-standing or incorporated into appliances and machines. Their operating mechanism may be mechanical, electromechanical, or purely electronic. Timing functionality can be provided by software, typically in a computer; the program is often called a "timer".

Definition of timer in the English dictionary

The first definition of timer in the dictionary is a device for measuring, recording, or indicating time. Other definition of timer is a switch or regulator that causes a mechanism to operate at a specific time or at predetermined intervals. Timer is also a person or thing that times.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TIMER


autotimer
ˈɔːtəʊˌtaɪmə
big-timer
ˈbɪɡˌtaɪmə
climber
ˈklaɪmə
dimer
ˈdaɪmə
first-timer
ˌfɜːstˈtaɪmə
flextimer
ˈfleksˌtaɪmə
full-timer
ˌfʊlˈtaɪmə
Hochheimer
ˈhɒkˌhaɪmə
jemima
dʒəˈmaɪmə
Maritimer
ˈmærɪˌtaɪmə
Oppenheimer
ˈɒpənˌhaɪmə
overtimer
ˈəʊvəˌtaɪmə
part-timer
ˌpɑːtˈtaɪmə
primer
ˈpraɪmə
ragtimer
ˈræɡˌtaɪmə
self-timer
ˌsɛlfˈtaɪmə
sima
ˈsaɪmə
small-timer
ˌsmɔːlˈtaɪmə
trimer
ˈtraɪmə
two-timer
ˈtuːˌtaɪmə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TIMER

timeliest
timeline
timeliness
timely
timenoguy
timeous
timeously
timepass
timepiece
timepleaser
times
Times Square
timescale
timeserver
timeserving
timetable
timetabling
timework
timeworker
timeworn

WORDS THAT END LIKE TIMER

aimer
claimer
dendrimer
disclaimer
dulcimer
egg timer
excimer
Gordimer
great primer
Horkheimer
Latimer
lorimer
maimer
Mortimer
old-timer
proclaimer
reclaimer
rimer
Rudesheimer
weisenheimer

Synonyms and antonyms of timer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «timer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TIMER

Find out the translation of timer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of timer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «timer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

定时器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

temporizador
570 millions of speakers

English

timer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घड़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عدَّاد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

таймер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cronômetro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সময় নির্ণায়ক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

minuteur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemasa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zeitschaltuhr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

タイマー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

타이머
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wektu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thiết bị bấm giờ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டைமர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टाइमर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kronometre
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

timer
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stoper
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

таймер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

comutator temporizat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χρονοδιακόπτης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

timer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tidtagarur
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tidtaker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of timer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TIMER»

The term «timer» is very widely used and occupies the 7.415 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TIMER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about timer

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8 QUOTES WITH «TIMER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word timer.
1
Stephen Bayley
I wouldn't mind someone lobbing hand grenades at me, but having to reset the timer on the video recorder puts me into a blood-spitting frenzy.
2
Kurt Braunohler
In my new IFC comedy game show, 'Bunk,' we actually use our intern Patrick as a human timer - giving contestants the time it takes for him to wade through a bag of broken glass for a razor blade, to get gum out of his hair, to pick up every strand from a box of spaghetti I spill on the floor, etc, etc.
3
Phyllis Diller
My recipe for dealing with anger and frustration: set the kitchen timer for twenty minutes, cry, rant, and rave, and at the sound of the bell, simmer down and go about business as usual.
4
Tom Hollander
Obviously I'd love to have kids and all that. Luckily, as a man, there's not such an egg timer on it, but I'd like to be able to pick them up without Nurofen first.
5
Bob Monkhouse
I'm not saying my wife's a bad cook, but she uses a smoke alarm as a timer.
6
Jessica Savitch
I don't exactly know what it means to be ready. A cake when the oven timer goes off? Am I fully baked, or only half-baked?
7
Delia Smith
Getting into the habit of switching a timer on will, I promise, save you from any number of kitchen disasters.
8
Delia Smith
Memories are fallible and a timer can save a lot of hard work from going out of the window.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TIMER»

Discover the use of timer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to timer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Two Timer
"Threes a crowd?
Bali Rai, 2005
2
The 8051/8052 Microcontroller: Architecture, Assembly ...
The benefit of auto-reload mode is that, perhaps, the program needs the timer to always have a value from 200 to 255. If mode 0 or 1 is used the program would have to check in code to see if the timer had overflowed and, if so, reset the timer  ...
Craig Steiner, 2005
3
Automation with Programmable Logic Controllers
TIMER CONCEPT Timer operation is much easier to understand if one compares it to the traditional electromechanical timer, which consists of a motor-driven clock and a multitude of contacts, being either opened or closed when the clock has ...
Peter Rohner, 1996
4
Introduction to Network Simulator NS2
Timer implementation in C++ and OTcl domains. Components of a timer C++ components OTcl components State IDLE State SET WAITING TIME State WAITING State EXPIRATION Message start Message restart Message cancel Action at the ...
Teerawat Issariyakul, Ekram Hossain, 2008
5
Programming the PIC Microcontroller with MBASIC
IntfProc ;------------------ ;Following code executed only for INTF bcf Intcon,intf ;clear the interrupt flag bsf PortB,LED2 ;turn B2 LED on ;both PIR1 and T2Con are in bank 0, no need to change bcf PIR1,Tmr2IF ;clear timer 2 interrupt flag ;clear ...
Jack R. Smith, 2005
6
Programmable Logic Controllers
However, if the cycle time is longer than it would normally be, the watchdog timer times out and indicates that the system has a fault. Within a program additional ladder rungs are oflen included so that when a function starts a timer is started.
W. Bolton, 2011
7
Timer, Op Amp, and Optoelectronic Circuits and Projects: ...
Contains circuit design and construction plans for projects you can build for 555 timer circuits; Op Amp projects; and optoelectronic projects.
Forrest M. Mims, 2004
8
Short-Timer
Richard A. Henry. Rows and rows of single-apron triple-concertina and double- apron fence wire surrounded the base perimeter. Between the wire, dozens of claymore mines and flares were attached to trip wires. We were positioned several ...
Richard A. Henry, 2003
9
Reminiscences of an old timer: A recital of the actual ...
A recital of the actual events, incidents, trials ... of a pioneer, hunter, miner and scout of the Pacific Northwest ... the several Indian wars ... George Hunter. As I close this, an old Californian by the name of White, who has been reading as I was ...
George Hunter, 1887
10
ActionScript 3.0: Visual QuickStart Guide
Visual QuickStart Guide Derrick Ypenburg. The Timer Class The Timer class makes a connection to Flash Player timers. The Timer class dispatches an event at specified time intervals based on a timer running in the Flash Player. Timer ...
Derrick Ypenburg, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TIMER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term timer is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Noel Gallagher is a "silly sausage" and a "bitter old timer" according …
Noel Gallagher has had a taste of his own medicine, being branded both a "silly sausage" and a "bitter old timer" by Avicii. The DJ seems to have hit back at the ... «Digital Spy UK, Jul 15»
2
Seiko Instruments Releases New Convenience Timer IC for …
The S-35720 Series is suitable for time management after engine shut-down, enabling improved regulation of automotive emissions and EV battery safety. «Business Wire, Jul 15»
3
Christie's False Part-Timer Claim
Since then, the part-timer ratio has been trending downward. As of April it was within one-tenth of one percentage point of where it was when Obama first took ... «FactCheck.org, May 15»
4
Seiko Instruments Releases Selectable Mode Watchdog Timer with …
Seiko Instruments Releases Selectable Mode Watchdog Timer with Reset function for Automotive Applications. (Graphic: Business Wire) ... «Business Wire, May 15»
5
Don't buy into this jobs-fueled rally, market timer warns
Tom McClellan, editor of the widely-read McClellan Market Report, doesn't care that a market-friendly jobs report sent stocks surging on Friday. He said he's ... «MarketWatch, May 15»
6
'Black Mesa': Mysterious Timer Appears On 'Half-Life' Mod's Site
'Half-Life' is one of the best games ever, and 'Black Mesa' was one of its best mods - so what's with the mysterious timer that's appeared on the team's website? «Tech Times, May 15»
7
Gizmo | Forget to water the grass?
The Orbit 12-Station Indoor/Outdoor Irrigation Timer is a great tool for those who forget to turn on or off sprinklers. The system works with the IRIS wireless ... «The Courier-Journal, Apr 15»
8
Epicurious Launches Its First-Ever Cooking Timer For The Apple …
The Epicurious Smart Timer app is our first intelligent kitchen timer and will be available for the Apple Watch. The app contains all the information a home cook ... «PR Newswire, Apr 15»
9
Reddit's The Button experiment tests your self control
Only people who registered on the site before this date are eligible to click The Button (picutrred left with the timer pictured centre and right), and when they do ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
10
Pebble's homepage is displaying a mysterious countdown timer
Pebble, maker of what was arguably the first popular smartwatch, appears to have something new up their sleeve. A mysterious countdown timer has shown up ... «The Next Web, Feb 15»

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