by consuming prefixed quantities of materials, e.g. by burning candle

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Apparatus which can be set and started to measure-off predetermined or adjustably-fixed time intervals without driving mechanisms, e.g. egg timers > by consuming prefixed quantities of materials, e.g. by burning candle

Classification Context

Section:: PHYSICS
Class:: HOROLOGY
Subclass:: TIME-INTERVAL MEASURING