countdown
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countdown
- /ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn/
Where it comes from
From count + down.
noun countdowns · count down · count-down
- A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle.
- The acts of preparation carried out during this period.
- A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order and ending with the number one song.
verb countdowns · countdowning · countdowned · count down · count-down
- To count down. This was accomplished in the old system by polling a software variable representing the number of prebleach bin and issuing a software command to trigger the AOM once the variable has countdowned to zero.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: clock, radio, counting, debiting, count, bottom, last, tally, run-up, precount, backout, blastoff, prestart, launch window, delay, forecount
Translations
Every language
noun a count backward to the time of some event
| Español | cuenta atrás, cuenta regresiva, conteo regresivo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 카운트다운 kaunteudaun |
| 日本語 | カウントダウン kauntodaun |
| 中文 | 倒數 /倒数 dàoshǔ, 倒計時 /倒计时 dàojìshí |
| Português | contagem regressiva |
| Français | compte à rebours, décompte |
| Deutsch | Countdown |
| Italiano | conto alla rovescia, conteggio alla rovescia |
| Ελληνικά | αντίστροφη μέτρηση antístrofi métrisi |
| Română | denumărare, numărare regresivă, numărare inversă, numărătoare inversă |
| Русский | отсчёт otsčót, обра́тный счёт obrátnyj sčot, обра́тный отсчёт obrátnyj otsčót, счёт в обра́тном направле́нии sčot v obrátnom napravlénii |
| العربية | عَدّ تَنَازُلِيّ ʕadd tanāzuliyy |
| עברית | ספירה לאחור sfira le'akhor |
noun the acts of preparation carried out during this period
| Português | contagem regressiva, retrocontagem |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Zeitkontrolle |
| Ελληνικά | αντίστροφη μέτρηση antístrofi métrisi |
| Русский | обра́тный отсчёт obrátnyj otsčót |
noun a radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week
| Français | hit-parade, top 50 |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Countdown |
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title = {countdown},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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