■ noun
1》 an automatic mechanism for activating a device at a preset time.
2》 a person or device that records the amount of time taken by a process or activity.
3》 [in combination ] indicating how many times someone has done something: a first-~.
■ noun
1》 an automatic mechanism for activating a device at a preset time.
2》 a person or device that records the amount of time taken by a process or activity.
3》 [in combination ] indicating how many times someone has done something: a first-~.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004