Definitions for timepieceˈtaɪmˌpis

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

time•pieceˈtaɪmˌpis(n.)

  1. an apparatus for measuring and recording the progress of time.

    Category: Horology

  2. a clock or a watch.

    Category: Horology

Origin of timepiece:

1755–65

Princeton's WordNet

  1. timepiece, timekeeper, horologe(noun)

    a measuring instrument or device for keeping time

Wiktionary

  1. timepiece(Noun)

    Any device that measures or registers time; a clock or watch, especially one lacking a chime or other striking mechanism.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Timepiece(noun)

    a clock, watch, or other instrument, to measure or show the progress of time; a chronometer


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