Clock

Clock

Any 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.

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nippers

Chronometry; Clock

Cutting tools consisting of a pair of jointed steel levers with hardened cutting edges which close together. They are used for cutting wire, small clock pins, etc. , and are shaped as end or side ...

The three Campani brothers, Giuseppe, Matteo and Pietro Tommaso, were, during the 17th century, inventors and first makers of Italian night clocks. The first night clocks were made for Pope Alexander ...

night clock

Chronometry; Clock

It is perhaps difficult today to realize how poor the lighting of house interiors was in the days before gas and electricity, and the need for a clock which could be seen in the dark, or in a dimly ...

mystery clock

Chronometry; Clock

A clock in which the mechanism is not immediately apparent or explicable. The idea originated very early, probably in Germany or France, but most mystery clocks date from the 19th century when the ...

musical work

Chronometry; Clock

The parts of a clock which play a tune, by means of a pin barrel, on bells, organ pipes or reeds; similar in action to a music box.

musical clock

Chronometry; Clock

A clock which plays a tune at the hours or at certain specific hours, (e.g. 3, 6, 9 and 12 o'clock). The name is also sometimes given to clocks with musical chimes only. The musical movements of ...