Dictionary entry details
• TICKER (noun)
Meaning:
The hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
ticker; heart; pump
Context example:
he stood still, his heart thumping wildly
Hypernyms ("ticker" is a kind of...):
internal organ; viscus (a main organ that is situated inside the body)
Meronyms (parts of "ticker"):
arteria coronaria; coronary artery (the artery that branches from the aorta to supply blood to the heart)
cardiac muscle; heart muscle (the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction)
cardiac valve; heart valve (a valve to control one-way flow of blood)
valve (a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ticker"):
athlete's heart (enlarged heart commonly found among athletes trained for endurance)
biauriculate heart (a heart (as of mammals and birds and reptiles) having two auricles)
Holonyms ("ticker" is a part of...):
cardiovascular system; circulatory system (the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body)
Meaning:
A small portable timepiece
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
watch; ticker
Hypernyms ("ticker" is a kind of...):
horologe; timekeeper; timepiece (a measuring instrument or device for keeping time)
Meronyms (parts of "ticker"):
watch case (the metal case in which the works of a watch are housed)
movement (the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock))
face (the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object))
crystal; watch crystal; watch glass (a protective cover that protects the face of a watch)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ticker"):
analog watch (a watch that represents time by the position of hands on a dial)
wrist watch; wristwatch (a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist)
stem-winder (a watch that is wound by turning a knob at the stem)
pocket watch (a watch that is carried in a small watch pocket)
pendulum watch ((18th century) a watch with a balance wheel having a fake pendulum attached to it)
hunter; hunting watch (a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal)
digital watch (a watch with a digital display)
Meaning:
A character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
stock ticker; ticker
Hypernyms ("ticker" is a kind of...):
character printer; character-at-a-time printer; serial printer (a printer that prints a single character at a time)
