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countdown

English

Alternative forms

  • count down
  • count-down

Etymology

From count +? down.

Pronunciation

  • (noun) IPA(key): /?ka?nt?da?n/

Noun

countdown (plural countdowns)

  1. A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle.
  2. The acts of preparation carried out during this period.
  3. A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order ending with the No. 1.

Translations

Verb

countdown (third-person singular simple present countdowns, present participle countdowning, simple past and past participle countdowned)

  1. (nonstandard) To count down.

Translations

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mountdown

English

Etymology

mount +? down

Noun

mountdown (plural not attested)

  1. The act of mounting an electrical component onto a surface.
    • 1975, International Solid-State Power Electronics Conference, Proceedings of POWERCON (volumes 1-2, page 46)
      Figure 4 shows a typical detail of a single chip mountdown to a module base plate.

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