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countdown en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From count + down.

Meanings

  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 and ending with the number one song.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
count down alternative lexicographic
count-down alternative lexicographic
countdowns Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

count-off · countout

Translations (58)

el αντίστροφη μέτρηση (the acts of preparation carried out during this period) · nl aftelling (the acts of preparation carried out during this period) · ru счёт в обра́тном направле́нии (a count backward to the time of some event) · oc compte al revèrs (a count backward to the time of some event) · cmn 倒數 /倒数 (a count backward to the time of some event) · hu visszaszámlálás (a count backward to the time of some event) · fi lähtölaskenta (a count backward to the time of some event) · es cuenta regresiva (a count backward to the time of some event) · tr geri sayım (a count backward to the time of some event) · hu visszaszámolás (a count backward to the time of some event) · pt retrocontagem (the acts of preparation carried out during this period) · de Countdown (a count backward to the time of some event) · ms bilang menurun (a count backward to the time of some event) · ka უკუმიმართულებით ათვლა (a count backward to the time of some event) · fr décompte (a count backward to the time of some event) · ru обра́тный счёт (a count backward to the time of some event) · ru обра́тный отсчёт (the acts of preparation carried out during this period) · ja カウントダウン (a count backward to the time of some event) · ru отсчёт (a count backward to the time of some event) · ro numărătoare inversă (a count backward to the time of some event) · it conto alla rovescia (a count backward to the time of some event) · cmn 倒計時 /倒计时 (a count backward to the time of some event) · nn nedteljing (a count backward to the time of some event) · cs odpočítávání (a count backward to the time of some event) · az geri sayım (a count backward to the time of some event) · mk одбројување (a count backward to the time of some event) · be зваро́тны адлі́к (a count backward to the time of some event) · sv nedräkning (a count backward to the time of some event) · nb nedtelling (a count backward to the time of some event) · ka უკუათვლა (a count backward to the time of some event) · ko 카운트다운 (a count backward to the time of some event) · fi lista (a radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week) · nl aftellen (a count backward to the time of some event) · sl odštevanje (a count backward to the time of some event) · el αντίστροφη μέτρηση (a count backward to the time of some event) · uk зворо́тний ві́длік (a count backward to the time of some event) · ro numărare regresivă (a count backward to the time of some event) · ro numărare inversă (a count backward to the time of some event) · es conteo regresivo (a count backward to the time of some event) · pt contagem regressiva (a count backward to the time of some event) · bg отброя́ване (a count backward to the time of some event) · pl odliczanie (a count backward to the time of some event) · it conteggio alla rovescia (a count backward to the time of some event) · fr compte à rebours (a count backward to the time of some event) · he ספירה לאחור (a count backward to the time of some event) · ru обра́тный отсчёт (a count backward to the time of some event) · fr top 50 (a radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week) · de Countdown (a radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week) · sq numërim mbrapsht (a count backward to the time of some event) · pt contagem regressiva (the acts of preparation carried out during this period) · id hitung mundur (a count backward to the time of some event) · ar عَدّ تَنَازُلِيّ (a count backward to the time of some event) · ro denumărare (a count backward to the time of some event) · es cuenta atrás (a count backward to the time of some event) · de Zeitkontrolle (the acts of preparation carried out during this period) · nl aftelling (a count backward to the time of some event) · fr hit-parade (a radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week) · ca compte enrere (a count backward to the time of some event)

countdown en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From count + down.

Meanings

  1. (nonstandard) To count down.
    • Time measures itself out in a series of diminishing peristaltic ticks, countdowning slowly towards the miracle of Ignition. 2000, Stephen Mark Cox, Cluck:
    • Whole families stood gawking at the massive statue, countdowning the five remaining minutes to the big one. 2003, Edward Stone Cohen, Firewater, →ISBN, page 129:
    • 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. 1994, Yifeng Yuan, Polarized fluorescence photobleaching for measuring fast rotational motion of cell surface receptors:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
count-down alternative lexicographic
countdowns Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
countdowning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
countdowned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
countdowned Tense=Past lexicographic
count down alternative lexicographic

Relateds

countup · T-minus