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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Medallion

Chronometry; Clock

An applied circular, oval, or square decorative turning used on a clock case.

Between the 17th and 19th centuries in Italy, as in other countries, domestic clocks were made to be placed either on brackets or shelves, or to stand on the floor. Many craftsmen made clocks of the ...

Long-case clock, dutch (staande klok)

Chronometry; Clock

Amsterdam was the most important centre for the making of longcase clocks in Holland, principally because it had become an important commercial centre by the second quarter of the 18th century. The ...

Long-case clock

Chronometry; Clock

The original name for a grandfather clock. This domestic clock first appeared in England shortly after the Restoration of 1660, about the same time as longcases appeared in Europe. At first it was ...

Mechanical log

Chronometry; Clock

A device for measuring the distance covered by a ship at sea. It consists essentially of a propeller or fan-driven rotor suspended from a float towed behind a ship, combined with a mechanism for ...

Local time

Chronometry; Clock

The time of day at any particular place, found by astronomical instruments. The difference in local time between one place and another is proportional to the difference in longitude, 15 degrees of ...