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chess clock

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: chess timer

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: ساعة الشطرنج — clock system used in chess games
  • Chinese Mandarin: 棋鐘 /棋钟 (qízhōng) — clock system used in chess games
  • Czech: šachové hodiny — clock system used in chess games
  • Danish: skakur — clock system used in chess games
  • Dutch: wedstrijdklok — clock system used in chess games
  • Esperanto: ŝakhorloĝo — clock system used in chess games
  • Estonian: malekell — clock system used in chess games
  • Finnish: shakkikello — clock system used in chess games
  • French: pendule d'échecs — clock system used in chess games
  • German: Schachuhr — clock system used in chess games
  • Japanese: 対局時計 (taikyokudokei) — clock system used in chess games
  • Korean: 대국 시계 (daeguk sigye) — clock system used in chess games
  • Lithuanian: šachmatų laikrodis — clock system used in chess games
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sjakkur — clock system used in chess games
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sjakklokke — clock system used in chess games
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sjakklokke — clock system used in chess games
  • Polish: zegar szachowy — clock system used in chess games
  • Romanian: ceas de șah — clock system used in chess games
  • Russian: шахматные часы (šaxmatnyje časy) — clock system used in chess games
  • Spanish: reloj de ajedrez — clock system used in chess games
  • Swedish: schackklocka — clock system used in chess games
  • Turkish: oyun saati — clock system used in chess games
  • Ukrainian: ша́ховий годи́нник (šáxovyj hodýnnyk) — clock system used in chess games