Signal and Timer

Signal

Signal noun - An object intended to give public notice or warning.

Timer and signal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Timer" instead a noun "Signal".

Timer

Timer noun - A device to measure time.
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Synonyms for Timer

Signal and timer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Signal" instead a noun "Timer".

Nearby Words: time, timed, timing, timepiece, timekeeper

Both words in one sentence

  • Incredibly Obvious Bomb In The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen there is a bomb activated by a hidden sonic signal, not set to any kind of timer.
  • Incredibly Obvious Bomb The ticking is because the sensor trips a mechanical timer, which is in place because the signal plays during the entire recording from the Big Bad and he wants the heroes to hear his entire monologue.
  • The first half of Independence Day has Goldblum's character David intercepts a signal that the alien cruisers are preparing to attack all major cities at once at a specific time, identified by a countdown timer.
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