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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Tambour

Chronometry; Clock

Style of clock case sometimes referred to as "Napoleon's Hat".

A long-case floor clock, often called a grandfather clock. Before 1775 the styles of the American longcase clock closely followed those current in England. Mahogany predominated from c. 1730 to c. ...

Table clock

Chronometry; Clock

The earliest domestic clock was the hanging iron Gothic clock, but the application of the mainspring led to its being redesigned to make it portable. The earliest spring clock movements resembled ...

Tabernacle clock

Chronometry; Clock

A table clock with a gallery and, usually, a small cupola above it. The type was made in various European towns from the mid 16th to the early 17th centuries.

Synchronous motor

Chronometry; Clock

The number of revolutions per minute of the driving motor of an electric clock driven from the public electricity supply is directly related to the frequency of the supply. A motor controlled in this ...

Têto de poupée

Chronometry; Clock

A French clock case of 'doll's-head' shape which evolved during the third quarter of the 17th century. The overall appearance of the clock is, in fact, of an oval head standing on a spreading moulded ...

Terrestrial globe

Chronometry; Clock

A representation on a small scale of the main features of the Earth's surface, either purely geographical, showing continents, seas, islands, etc. , or political, showing national boundaries also. ...