n. 1. A timekeeper; especially, a watch by which small intervals of time can be measured; a kind of stop watch. It is used for timing the speed of horses, machinery, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Internal-combustion Engines) In electric ignition, an adjustable device for automatically timing the spark. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
[げんろう, genrou](n) (1) elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; authority; (2) Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor); (P)#10410[Add to Longdo]