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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The problem of providing sufficient power to drive the escapement with the very high gear ratios necessary to make a clock go for a whole year has been successfully overcome by only a few makers. The ...

zaandam clock

Chronometry; Clock

A clock made between c. 1680 and 1730 in the area around the town of Zaandam in north Holland. The case of the Zaandam clock has an oak back panel, which is almost always outlined in multiple curves, ...

zappler clock

Chronometry; Clock

A miniaturisation of the standing Telleruhr made in Austria. They are only about 2in. High. The name is derived from the rapidly moving pendulum suggesting the German 'fidget'.

zebrawood

Chronometry; Clock

A striped, straw-colored African wood that is sliced into veneers to cover an unattractive wood; also called zebrano.

arbor

Chronometry; Clock

The axle upon which a clock's pinions and wheels are mounted. The arbor carrying the balance or pallets is often called a staff. Before the introduction of economic steel-making methods in the 19th ...

appointments clock

Chronometry; Clock

An aid for the professional or business man to help in keeping appointments - an aural equivalent of the desk diary. One of the best known early appointments, or memorandum clocks was devised by John ...