"time-switch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: time-switches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} time-switch (plural time-switches)
  1. Alternative form of time switch Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: time switch
    Sense id: en-time-switch-en-noun-4M8LGkP9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 14 40

Verb

Forms: time-switches [present, singular, third-person], time-switching [participle, present], time-switched [participle, past], time-switched [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} time-switch (third-person singular simple present time-switches, present participle time-switching, simple past and past participle time-switched)
  1. (transitive, electrical engineering, uncommon) To activate a switch automatically at a preset time. Tags: transitive, uncommon Categories (topical): Electrical engineering
    Sense id: en-time-switch-en-verb-m3hGF-j0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 14 40 Topics: business, electrical, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  2. To equip with a time switch.
    Sense id: en-time-switch-en-verb-mEn-pcfP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 14 40

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for time-switch meaning in English (2.6kB)

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