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Timeable vs Timer - What's the difference?

timeable | timer |

As an adjective timeable

is capable of being timed.

As a noun timer is

someone or something which times.

timeable

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Capable of being timed.
  • * 2003 , Arthur W. Osborn, Superphysical (page 107)
    • It is not so much movement in Time of which we are conscious as movement which is timeable .

    timer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone or something which times.
  • A device used to measure amounts of time.
  • Any electronic function that causes a device to be able to do something automatically after a preset amount of time.

    • Derived terms

    * egg timer, egg-timer

    See also

    * programmable

    Anagrams

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