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time detector

time detector noun: a timepiece provided with a device for registering and indicating the exact time when a watchman visits certain stations on his beat.

Noun

time detector (plural time detectors)

  1. A timepiece provided with a device for registering and indicating the exact time when a watchman visits certain stations on his beat.
    Synonyms:
    time-watch

Synonyms of time detector

Forms of time detector

pluraltime detectors
alternative formtime-detector

Questions about time detector

What does time detector mean?
Time detector means a timepiece provided with a device for registering and indicating the exact time when a watchman visits certain stations on his beat.
What part of speech is time detector?
Time detector is a noun.
What is the plural of time detector?
The plural of time detector is time detectors.

Words near time detector in the dictionary

  1. time deposit account
  2. time deposit accounts
  3. time deposits
  4. time derivative
  5. time derivatives
  6. time detector
  7. time detectors
  8. time difference
  9. time difference of arrival
  10. time differences
  11. time differential

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