ticker

English Thesaurus

1. a character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	character printer, character-at-a-time printer, serial printer,
definition	:	a printer that prints a single character at a time (noun.artifact)

2. a small portable timepiece (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	horologe, timekeeper, timepiece,
definition	:	a measuring instrument or device for keeping time (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	analog watch,
definition	:	a watch that represents time by the position of hands on a dial (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	digital watch,
definition	:	a watch with a digital display (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	hunter, hunting watch,
definition	:	a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	pendulum watch,
definition	:	(18th century) a watch with a balance wheel having a fake pendulum attached to it (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	pocket watch,
definition	:	a watch that is carried in a small watch pocket (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	stem-winder,
definition	:	a watch that is wound by turning a knob at the stem (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	wrist watch, wristwatch,
definition	:	a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	crystal, watch crystal, watch glass,
definition	:	a protective cover that protects the face of a watch (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	face,
definition	:	the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object) (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	movement,
definition	:	the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock) (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	watch case,
definition	:	the metal case in which the works of a watch are housed (noun.artifact)

3. the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body (noun.body)

hypernym	:	internal organ, viscus,
definition	:	a main organ that is situated inside the body (noun.body)

hyponym	:	athlete's heart,
definition	:	enlarged heart commonly found among athletes trained for endurance (noun.body)

hyponym	:	biauriculate heart,
definition	:	a heart (as of mammals and birds and reptiles) having two auricles (noun.body)

part holonym	:	arteria coronaria, coronary artery,
definition	:	the artery that branches from the aorta to supply blood to the heart (noun.body)

part holonym	:	cardiac muscle, heart muscle,
definition	:	the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction (noun.body)

part holonym	:	cardiac valve, heart valve,
definition	:	a valve to control one-way flow of blood (noun.body)

part holonym	:	valve,
definition	:	a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it (noun.body)

part meronym	:	cardiovascular system, circulatory system,
definition	:	the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body (noun.body)

4. a small portable timepiece (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	beat, tick, ticktack, ticktock,
definition	:	make a sound like a clock or a timer (verb.perception)

derivation	:	beat, tick, ticktack, ticktock,
definition	:	make a sound like a clock or a timer (verb.perception)