chess clock

noun

A device consisting of two clocks and a switch for running one at a time, used in chess and other games to measure how much time each player takes.

Similar
chess timer
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Meanings

nounchess clock (plural chess clocks)

plural chess clocks · alternative chessclock

  1. A device consisting of two clocks and a switch for running one at a time, used in chess and other games to measure how much time each player takes.

    Synonyms: chess timer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA device consisting of two clocks and a switch for running one at a time, used in chess and other games to measure how much time each player takes.

Similar
chess timer

Translations

Arabic ساعة الشطرنج
  • ساعة الشطرنجclock system used in chess games
Chinese Mandarin 棋鐘 /棋钟
  • 棋鐘 /棋钟 (qízhōng)clock system used in chess games
Czech šachové hodiny
  • šachové hodinyclock system used in chess games
Danish skakur
  • skakurclock system used in chess games
Dutch wedstrijdklok, schaakklok
  • wedstrijdklokclock system used in chess games
  • schaakklokclock system used in chess games
Esperanto ŝakhorloĝo
  • ŝakhorloĝoclock system used in chess games
Estonian malekell
  • malekellclock system used in chess games
Finnish shakkikello
  • shakkikelloclock system used in chess games
French pendule d'échecs
  • pendule d'échecsclock system used in chess games
German Schachuhr
  • Schachuhrclock system used in chess games
Japanese 対局時計
  • 対局時計 (taikyokudokei)clock system used in chess games
Korean 대국 시계
  • 대국 시계 (daeguk sigye)clock system used in chess games
Lithuanian šachmatų laikrodis
  • šachmatų laikrodisclock system used in chess games
Norwegian Bokmål sjakkur, sjakklokke
  • sjakkurclock system used in chess games
  • sjakklokkeclock system used in chess games
Polish zegar szachowy
  • zegar szachowyclock system used in chess games
Romanian ceas de șah
  • ceas de șahclock system used in chess games
Russian шахматные часы
  • шахматные часы (šaxmatnyje časy)clock system used in chess games
Spanish reloj de ajedrez
  • reloj de ajedrezclock system used in chess games
Swedish schackklocka
  • schackklockaclock system used in chess games
Turkish oyun saati
  • oyun saaticlock system used in chess games
Ukrainian ша́ховий годи́нник
  • ша́ховий годи́нник (šáxovyj hodýnnyk)clock system used in chess games
Cite this entry
APA

chess clock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chess%20clock

MLA

“chess clock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chess%20clock. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chess clock,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chess%20clock.

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