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.

Industry: Chronometry

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altar clock

Chronometry; Clock

Clocks with wooden cases were rare before 1660, but as the pendulum became established wood was used in greater quantities. Clocks began to be made with wooden cases shaped like the altars of the ...

adjusting

Chronometry; Clock

Adjustments made to the balance, balance spring or pendulum of a clock to compensate for the effects of variations of temperature are known as compensating. Adjusting refers specifically to minor ...

alarm

Chronometry; Clock

Sound a clock makes to awaken the sleeper at a certain time. They come in various sounds: bell, double bell, chirp, beep, buzz, melody, etc.

The earliest mechanical clocks were alarm clocks intended for the use of monks so that services could be held at the appointed ecclesiastical hours; all modern alarm clocks are descended from these ...

adam style

Chronometry; Clock

The neoclassical style in architecture of the second half of the 18th century, named after its most notable exponent, Robert Adam (1728-1792)

adjustable sundial

Chronometry; Clock

This usually consists of a horizontal dial with a small number of concentric hour scales, each for use in a single latitude, with a gnomon whose inclination can be varied. Dials of this type were ...