English dictionary
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English noun: ticker | |||
| 1. | ticker (body) the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body | ||
| Samples | He stood still, his heart thumping wildly. | ||
| Synonyms | heart, pump | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | internal organ, viscus | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | athlete's heart, biauriculate heart | ||
| Part holonym | arteria coronaria, cardiac muscle, cardiac valve, coronary artery, heart muscle, heart valve, valve | ||
| Part meronym | cardiovascular system, circulatory system | ||
| 2. | ticker (artifact) a small portable timepiece | ||
| Synonyms | watch | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | horologe, timekeeper, timepiece | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | analog watch, digital watch, hunter, hunting watch, pendulum watch, pocket watch, stem-winder, wrist watch, wristwatch | ||
| Part holonym | crystal, face, movement, watch case, watch crystal, watch glass | ||
| 3. | ticker (artifact) a character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape | ||
| Synonyms | stock ticker | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | character printer, character-at-a-time printer, serial printer | ||
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