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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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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chess timer
Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
ساعة الشطرنج
— clock system used in chess games
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Chinese Mandarin:
棋鐘 /棋钟
(qízhōng)
— clock system used in chess games
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Czech:
šachové hodiny
— clock system used in chess games
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Danish:
skakur
— clock system used in chess games
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Dutch:
wedstrijdklok
— clock system used in chess games
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Esperanto:
ŝakhorloĝo
— clock system used in chess games
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Estonian:
malekell
— clock system used in chess games
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Finnish:
shakkikello
— clock system used in chess games
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French:
pendule d'échecs
— clock system used in chess games
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German:
Schachuhr
— clock system used in chess games
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Japanese:
対局時計
(taikyokudokei)
— clock system used in chess games
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Korean:
대국 시계
(daeguk sigye)
— clock system used in chess games
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Lithuanian:
šachmatų laikrodis
— clock system used in chess games
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Norwegian Bokmål:
sjakkur
— clock system used in chess games
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Norwegian Bokmål:
sjakklokke
— clock system used in chess games
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
sjakklokke
— clock system used in chess games
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Polish:
zegar szachowy
— clock system used in chess games
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Romanian:
ceas de șah
— clock system used in chess games
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Russian:
шахматные часы
(šaxmatnyje časy)
— clock system used in chess games
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Spanish:
reloj de ajedrez
— clock system used in chess games
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Swedish:
schackklocka
— clock system used in chess games
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Turkish:
oyun saati
— clock system used in chess games
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Ukrainian:
ша́ховий годи́нник
(šáxovyj hodýnnyk)
— clock system used in chess games