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clock-timer — /klok tuy meuhr/, n. timer (def. 4) … Useful english dictionary
Clock drift — refers to several related phenomena where a clock does not run at the exact right speed compared to another clock. That is, after some time the clock drifts apart from the other clock. This phenomenon is also used for instance in computers to… … Wikipedia
clock radio — clock′ ra′dio n. cvb a radio combined with an alarm clock serving as a timer to turn the radio on or off at a preset time • Etymology: 1960–65, amer … From formal English to slang
clock — [n] timekeeping device alarm, Big Ben*, chroniker*, chronograph, chronometer, digital watch, hourglass, pendulum, stopwatch, sundial, tattler, ticker*, tick tock*, timekeeper, timemarker, timepiece, timer, turnip*, watch; concepts 463,819 … New thesaurus
timer — Clock operated mechanism used to control opening and closing of an electrical circuit … Dictionary of automotive terms
Timer — A timer is a specialized type of clock. A timer can be used to control the sequence of an event or process. Whereas a stopwatch counts upwards from zero for measuring elapsed time, a timer counts down from a specified time interval, like a sand… … Wikipedia
Clock of the Long Now — The first prototype, on display at the Science Museum in London. The Clock of the Long Now, also called the 10,000 year clock, is a proposed mechanical clock designed to keep time for 10,000 years. The project to build it is part of the Long Now… … Wikipedia
Clock — For other uses, see Clock (disambiguation). Timepiece redirects here. For the Kenny Rogers album, see Timepiece (album). Platform clock at King s Cross railway station, London … Wikipedia
clock — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. timepiece, chronometer (See chronometry). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. timepiece, timekeeper, time marker, timer, time clock, horologe. Kinds of clocks include: alarm, atomic, cuckoo, electric, digital,… … English dictionary for students
Clock signal — In electronics and especially synchronous digital circuits, a clock signal is a particular type of signal that oscillates between a high and a low state and is utilized like a metronome to coordinate actions of circuits. Although the word signal… … Wikipedia
