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Stopwatch — (engl., spr. Stopnatsch), so v.w. Stoppuhr … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
stopwatch — (n.) also stop watch, 1737, from STOP (Cf. stop) (v.) + WATCH (Cf. watch) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
stopwatch — ► NOUN ▪ a special watch with buttons that start and stop the display, used to time races … English terms dictionary
stopwatch — [stäp′wäch΄] n. a watch with a hand or a digital readout that can be started and stopped instantly so as to indicate seconds or fractions of seconds, as for timing races … English World dictionary
Stopwatch — A stopwatch is a handheld timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed from a particular time when activated to when the piece is deactivated. A large digital version of a stopwatch designed for viewing at a distance, as in a sports… … Wikipedia
stopwatch — UK [ˈstɒpˌwɒtʃ] / US [ˈstɑpˌwɑtʃ] noun [countable] Word forms stopwatch : singular stopwatch plural stopwatches a small clock used for measuring the time it takes to do something very accurately … English dictionary
stopwatch — [[t]stɒ̱pwɒtʃ[/t]] stopwatches also stop watch N COUNT A stopwatch is a watch with buttons which you press at the beginning and end of an event, so that you can measure exactly how long it takes … English dictionary
stopwatch — sekundmatis statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Įtaisas nedideliems laiko tarpams matuoti minutėmis, sekundėmis ir sekundės dalimis. atitikmenys: angl. seconds counter; seconds timer; stopwatch vok. Sekundenzähler, m;… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
stopwatch — noun Date: 1737 a watch with a hand or a digital display that can be started and stopped at will for exact timing (as of a race) … New Collegiate Dictionary
Stopwatch — Chronomètre Voir « chronomètre » sur le Wiktionnaire … Wikipédia en Français
stopwatch — /stop woch /, n. a watch with a hand or hands that can be stopped or started at any instant, used for precise timing, as in races. [1730 40; STOP + WATCH] * * * … Universalium
