![]() noun (Naut.) a clock arranged to strike from one to eight strokes, at half hourly intervals, marking the divisions of the ship's watches.noun A clock connected with an electro-magnetic recording apparatus.noun A clock with mechanism for indicating certain astronomical phenomena, as the phases of the moon, position of the sun in the ecliptic, equation of time, etc.noun A figure or figured work on the ankle or side of a stocking.Specialized clocks, such as atomic clocks, may be constructed on different principles, and may have a very high precision for use in scientific observations. Clocks are not adapted, like the watch, to be carried on the person. The readout using hands is often called analog to distinguish it from the digital readout. In electrical or electronic clocks, the time may be indicated, as on a mechanical clock, by hands, but may also be indicated by direct digital readout, with the hours and minutes in normal Arabic numerals. The works of a mechanical clock are moved by a weight or a spring, and it is often so constructed as to tell the hour by the stroke of a hammer on a bell. noun A machine for measuring time, indicating the hour and other divisions in ordinary mechanical clocks for domestic or office use the time is indicated on a typically circular face or dial plate containing two hands, pointing to numbers engraved on the periphery of the face, thus showing the hours and minutes.See clappering.įrom the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. In bell-ringing, to sound (a bell) by pulling the clapper without moving the bell itself.noun A clock operated by a weight in the usual way, and regulated and controlled by an electric current from another clock, an electric escapement being employed in some cases as the direct means of controlling its motion.noun A watch specifically, a watch that strikes the hour.noun A stroke of the clock the sounding of the hour by a clock.noun A machine designed to measure and indicate time by the motion of its parts.noun A figured ornament on the side of the ankle of a stocking, either woven in the fabric or embroidered upon it.of England, a gore, plait, or piece inserted to produce the required shape of a garment. noun In the sixteenth century, a decoration applied to hoods.noun An embroidered or woven decoration on the side of a stocking or sock.idiom Sports ( kill /run down) /run out) To preserve a lead by maintaining possession of the ball or puck until playing time expires.idiom ( clean (someone's) clock) To beat or defeat decisively.idiom ( around /round) Throughout the entire 24 hours of the day continuously.intransitive verb To be measured or registered, especially at a certain speed or rate.intransitive verb To record working hours with a time clock.intransitive verb Informal To strike or hit (someone) forcefully, especially in the face.intransitive verb To register or record with a mechanical device.intransitive verb To time, as with a stopwatch.noun The downy flower head of a dandelion that has gone to seed.noun Any of various devices that indicate measurement, such as a speedometer or a taximeter.noun A source of regularly occurring pulses used to measure the passage of time, as in a computer.noun An instrument other than a watch for measuring or indicating time, especially a mechanical or electronic device having a numbered dial and moving hands or a digital display.From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
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