TIMER


Meaning of TIMER in English

/ ˈtaɪmə(r); NAmE / noun

(often in compounds) a device that is used to measure the time that sth takes; a device that starts or stops a machine working at a particular time :

an oven timer

—see also egg timer , old-timer

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.