Timepiece

Quick meaning: Timepiece is a noun meaning A chronometer (any device used to tell the time of day), particularly a clock lacking a chime or similar sounding mechanism.

Meaning

A chronometer (any device used to tell the time of day), particularly a clock lacking a chime or similar sounding mechanism.

Example Sentences

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.

Word Forms

• timepieces
• time-piece

Synonyms for timepiece

Depending on context, synonyms include chronograph, chronometer, metronome, timekeeper, time-keeper, timer.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include timekeeper, clock, pointer, pendulette, hammer, ticker.

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