time-taper

noun

A type of timing device consisting of a bowl floating in a brass dish.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. historicalobsoleterareA type of timing device consisting of a bowl floating in a brass dish.
Cite this entry
APA

time-taper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time-taper

MLA

“time-taper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time-taper. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “time-taper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time-taper.

Source: time-taper on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.