clock motor
1clock — clock1 /klok/, n. 1. an instrument for measuring and recording time, esp. by mechanical means, usually with hands or changing numbers to indicate the hour and minute: not designed to be worn or carried about. 2. See time clock. 3. a meter or… …
2Clock — For other uses, see Clock (disambiguation). Timepiece redirects here. For the Kenny Rogers album, see Timepiece (album). Platform clock at King s Cross railway station, London …
3Clock Tower, Palace of Westminster — The Clock Tower is the world s largest four faced, chiming clock. The structure is situated at the north eastern end of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London. It is often colloquially referred to as Big Ben, which is actually the… …
4clock — 1. noun /klɒk,klɑk/ a) An instrument used to measure or keep track of time; a non portable timepiece. This car has over 300,000 miles on the clock. b) The odometer of a motor vehicle …
5clock — fraudulently to alter the reading of a milometer A motor trade device to increase the apparent value of a second hand car. Some figurative use of falsely changing other statistics: The revenue and cost trends... are still not meeting… …
6motor pendulum — noun : a pendulum that is used to drive the wheelwork and hands of a turret clock and is maintained in motion by electromagnetic impulses applied at regular intervals …
7Hammond Clock Company — The Hammond Clock Company of Chicago, Illinois, produced electric clocks between 1928 and 1941. It was one of the ventures of Laurens Hammond, the inventor of the famous Hammond organ. The Invention of the Hammond Clock Motor .] As Hammond s new… …
8quartz clock — noun see quartz crystal clock * * * quartz clock or quartz watch noun One in which a quartz crystal, energized by a microcircuit, does the work of the pendulum or hairspring of the traditional clock or watch • • • Main Entry: ↑quartz * * * quartz …
9electric motor — motor (def. 4). [1885 90] * * * Introduction any of a class of devices that convert electrical energy to mechanical energy, usually by employing electromagnetic phenomena. Most electric motors develop their mechanical torque by the… …
10Speaking clock — A speaking clock service is used by people who wish to know the correct and accurate time. Speaking clock services are most commonly accessed by telephone.The format of the service is somewhat similar to those in radio time signal services. Every …
