atomic clock
noun
: a precision clock that depends for its operation on an electrical oscillator regulated by the natural vibration frequencies of an atomic system (such as a beam of cesium atoms)
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Using this energy to calibrate a clock, like atomic clocks do, does not come without consequence, though.
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Andrei Derevianko, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
To help overcome this issue, modern submarines use something called atomic clocks, which are extremely accurate timekeeping pieces.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
From tabletop experiments to atomic clocks to celestial mechanics to gravitational lensing to the formation of the great cosmic web, its success rate is 100%.
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IonQ also bought Vector Atomics, a company that makes atomic clocks.
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Andrei Derevianko, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
To help overcome this issue, modern submarines use something called atomic clocks, which are extremely accurate timekeeping pieces.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
From tabletop experiments to atomic clocks to celestial mechanics to gravitational lensing to the formation of the great cosmic web, its success rate is 100%.
—Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026
IonQ also bought Vector Atomics, a company that makes atomic clocks.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Atomic clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atomic%20clock. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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