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water clock

noun

Definition of water clock

as in alarm clock

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Recent Examples of water clock Before time zones, people used other methods of telling time like sun dials and water clocks. — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 9 Oct. 2025 His intricate water clocks and automata were not only practical but also visually appealing. — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 The earliest Chinese water clocks were probably outflow devices and were known as louke. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2023

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The ancient Greeks are also credited with giving us the yo-yo, the alarm clock, and the holy water dispenser—like a vending machine of sorts.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
The Restore 3 has been the one to get for years, until Hatch recently released its Sleep Clock—a new take on the popular sunrise alarm clock that actually tracks your sleep quality without a screen or wearable.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of alarm clock

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Humphreys and his colleagues have demonstrated how a mock Starlink service can produce navigation and timing solutions with 10-meter-level accuracy if Starlink supplies the real-time clock and orbit corrections—albeit only after a minutes-long processing delay.

— Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
The show originated at a design museum in Saint-Étienne; Musée des Arts et Métiers has supplemented it with lemons from its permanent collection, such as the ten-hour decimal-time clock, used during the French Revolution.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026

Definition of time clock

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Inside, the three-story mansion has a state dining room lined with an antique Persian carpet, a foyer crowned by an 18th-century French chandelier, and a formal living room with an Irish grandfather clock dating to 1770.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026
History San Jose has received countless donations over the years, but few have caused so many people to go down research rabbit holes as a grandfather clock recently has.

— Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026

Definition of grandfather clock

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Later that same year, the researchers coupled their thorium apparatus to an optical atomic clock, proving that these excited nuclei can serve as high-precision timekeepers.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
One desirable characteristic in an atomic clock is a low systematic uncertainty.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of atomic clock

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That ploy doesn’t land at all, especially when Ele unsuccessfully pitches a bizarre Spy-esque idea that something interesting is hidden in the cuckoo clock.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
The place is full of antiques such as old cuckoo clocks, paintings, and books.

— Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026

Definition of cuckoo clock

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In the late 2000s and early 2010s, Epstein significantly expanded the living spaces, adding a larger pool, new cabanas, a massive sundial and a bizarre temple-like structure overlooking the island’s southwest coast.

— Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Our junior suite overlooked the 18th-century-style garden, where a life-sized statue of James Joyce doubles as a sundial.

— Lisa Greissinger, Travel + Leisure, 24 Jan. 2026

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