time switch

noun, verb — 3 senses

time switch

nounalso spelled time-switch
1

Business, Electrical, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A switch activated automatically at a preset time.

  • A time switch with astronomical adjustment switches the warning signs on at sunset.1939 November, “Pertinent Paragraphs: Traffic Lights at Crossings on Manx Electric Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 361:
Related terms
timer, time-switch

time-switch

verb
1

Business, Electrical, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Uncommon To activate a switch automatically at a preset time.

2

To equip with a time switch.

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