Definition of Time-switch

1. Noun. A switch set to operate at a desired time.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Time-switch

time-serving
time-share
time-sharing
time-signal
time-signals
time-signature
time-signatures
time-slicing
time-slot
time-slots
time-space convergence
time-stamp
time-stamped
time-stamping
time-stamps
time-switch (current term)
time-table
time-tables
time-tested
time-travel
time-traveler
time-travelers
time-traveller
time-travellers
time-varied gain
time-varied gain control
time-waster
time-wasters
time-weighted
time-work

Literary usage of Time-switch

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Convention by Convention, National Electric Light Association (1905)
"(b) Have you found a practical and reliable time switch for the purpose ? ... An automatic time switch requires weekly attention for winding, and hence some ..."

2. Practical X-ray Therapy by Noble Murray Eberhart (1909)
"... of Coil—Variable Primaries—Portable Coils—Interrupters—Valves and Rectifiers—The Rheostat—To Tell Which Terminal Is Positive—Spark Gaps— Time Switch. ..."

3. Electricity Meters: A Treatise on the General Principles, Construction, and by Henry George Solomon (1906)
"In the former case the meter and the time switch form two separate instruments, and are connected together by electrical means only, whereas in the latter ..."

4. The Electrical Solicitors' Handbook by National Electric Light Association (1909)
"The time switch consists of two main parts — a clock and an electric switch. ... The time switch takes the place of a watchman or care-taker in turning off ..."

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