timer

A device or person that measures or regulates a specific time interval, often signaling its end or activating a mechanism at set times.

ruУстройство или человек, который измеряет или регулирует определённый временной интервал, часто сигнализируя о его окончании или активируя механизм в заданное время.esDispositivo o persona que mide o regula un intervalo de tiempo determinado, a menudo señalando su final o activando un mecanismo en un momento fijado.frDispositif ou personne qui mesure ou règle un intervalle de temps déterminé, signalant souvent sa fin ou déclenchant un mécanisme à un moment précis.deEin Gerät oder eine Person, die ein Zeitintervall misst oder steuert, oft mit einem Signal am Ende oder um einen Mechanismus zu einer festgelegten Zeit auszulösen.ptDispositivo ou pessoa que mede ou controla um intervalo de tempo, frequentemente emitindo um sinal no final ou acionando um mecanismo em um momento predeterminado.zh用于测量或控制时间间隔的装置或人，通常在时间结束时发出信号或在设定时间激活某个机制。arجهاز أو شخص يقيس أو ينظم فترة زمنية محددة، وغالبًا ما يطلق إشارة عند انتهائها أو يشغل آلية في وقت معين.

1. Time-measuring device A2 formal

   A device that measures a specific time interval and signals when it ends.

   • She set the timer for 10 minutes to boil the eggs.
   • The oven timer beeped when the cake was ready.
   • He used a timer to track his workout intervals.

   ruТаймерesTemporizadorfrMinuteurdeZeitmessgerätpttemporizadorzh计时器arمؤقّت

2. Sports official B1 formal

   An official who records the time taken in a race or competition.

   • The timer started the stopwatch as the runners left the blocks.
   • An official timer is required for all championship events.
   • The timer announced the final lap time.

   ruХронометристescronometradorfrChronométreurdeZeitnehmerptCronometristazh计时员arمُوَقِّت

   Синонимы: timekeeper

3. Automatic regulator B1 formal

   A mechanism that automatically turns a device on or off at predetermined times.

   • The sprinkler system is controlled by a timer.
   • A timer on the lights makes the house look occupied.
   • The coffee maker has a timer for brewing in the morning.

   ruТаймерesTemporizador automáticofrminuteur / programmateurdeZeitschaltuhrptTemporizadorzh定时器arمؤقّت

   Синонимы: time clocktime-switch

• timers plural form
• timers' possessive plural form
• timer's possessive singular form