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time-taper

time-taper noun: a type of timing device consisting of a bowl floating in a brass dish.

Noun

time-taper

  1. (historical, obsolete, rare) A type of timing device consisting of a bowl floating in a brass dish.

Questions about time-taper

What does time-taper mean?
Time-taper means a type of timing device consisting of a bowl floating in a brass dish.
What part of speech is time-taper?
Time-taper is a noun.

Words near time-taper in the dictionary

  1. time-tables
  2. time-taker
  3. time-taking
  4. time-tape
  5. time-taped
  6. time-taper
  7. time-tapes
  8. time-taping
  9. time-tested
  10. time-thrust
  11. time-thrusts

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