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/ˈtaɪmpiːs/ · noun
A chronometer (any device used to tell the time of day), particularly a clock lacking a chime or similar sounding mechanism..
The only timepiece she allowed in the house was a sundial. She usually kept the curtains pulled.
An interesting feature of the church is the invisible clock, which you can hear thumping away as you enter. Constructed in 1525, it is one of the oldest timepieces in England. It chimes the hours and the quarters, and every three hours it plays a hymn. But it has no faces.
Use time piece when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Time piece means A chronometer (any device used to tell the time of day), particularly a clock lacking a chime or similar sounding mechanism..
Common synonyms include chronograph, chronometer, metronome, timepiece.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The only timepiece she allowed in the house was a sundial. She usually kept the curtains pulled.
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