STOPWATCH

stopwatch, stop watch

(noun) a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

stopwatch (plural stopwatches)

A timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed from a particular time when activated and when the piece is deactivated.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

10 May 2025

BEATIFY

(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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