stopwatch
noun
stop·watch
ˈstäp-ˌwäch 
: a watch with a hand or a digital display that can be started and stopped at will for exact timing (as of a race)
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Scouts in attendance shared knowing glances and compared stopwatches.
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Kalyn Kahler, The Athletic, 27 Apr. 2024
His times were taken by hand on stopwatches that only went to 10ths of a second.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
These recommendations have become more accurate as teams have gone from stopwatches and handheld engine thermometers to in-car sensors that produce 1.1 million data points per second.
—Chris Hawes, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
The desk clock also lacks a stopwatch and a chime that rings at the top of each hour but adds features not found on Casio’s basic digital watches like a thermometer and a humidity sensor.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2024
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Kalyn Kahler, The Athletic, 27 Apr. 2024
His times were taken by hand on stopwatches that only went to 10ths of a second.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
These recommendations have become more accurate as teams have gone from stopwatches and handheld engine thermometers to in-car sensors that produce 1.1 million data points per second.
—Chris Hawes, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
The desk clock also lacks a stopwatch and a chime that rings at the top of each hour but adds features not found on Casio’s basic digital watches like a thermometer and a humidity sensor.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Stopwatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stopwatch. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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stopwatch
noun
stop·watch
ˈstäp-ˌwäch
: a watch having a hand or a digital display that can be started and stopped for exact timing (as of a race)
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