: a device (such as a clock or watch) to measure or show progress of time
especially
: one that does not chime
Examples of timepiece in a Sentence
the only timepiece she used at the cabin was a garden sundial
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One bright spot was the U.S., which grew a modest 2.4 percent but consolidated its position as the leading market for Swiss timepieces.
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Lily Templeton, WWD, 17 Oct. 2024
Exports of Swiss timepieces and watch movements declined by 12.4% overall to about 1.9 billion Swiss francs ($2.2 billion) in value, with China’s imports down 50%, the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry said in a statement Thursday.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune Europe, 17 Oct. 2024
He's also sponsored by watchmaker Richard Mille, and has long been wearing the brand's timepieces — which run anywhere from six-figures into the millions — while playing tennis.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Little is known about the maker of the timepiece.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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Lily Templeton, WWD, 17 Oct. 2024
Exports of Swiss timepieces and watch movements declined by 12.4% overall to about 1.9 billion Swiss francs ($2.2 billion) in value, with China’s imports down 50%, the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry said in a statement Thursday.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune Europe, 17 Oct. 2024
He's also sponsored by watchmaker Richard Mille, and has long been wearing the brand's timepieces — which run anywhere from six-figures into the millions — while playing tennis.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Little is known about the maker of the timepiece.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Timepiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/timepiece. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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timepiece
noun
time·piece
ˈtīm-ˌpēs 
: a device (as a clock or watch) to measure time
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