time switch

time switch
noun
: an electric switch that automatically operates at a set time

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time switch noun
One working automatically at a set time
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Main Entry:time

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time switch UK US noun [countable] [singular time switch plural time switches]
a piece of equipment that makes a machine start or stop working at a time that you have chosen
Thesaurus: knobs and switches on machinery and equipmentmeronym

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noun, pl ⋯ switches [count]
Brit :timer 2b

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ˈtime switch [time switch time switches] noun
a switch that can be set to start and stop a machine working automatically at a particular time

The heating is on a time switch.


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