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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 face — A wall clock, with 3 dials and 5 hands at 5:05 A clock face is the part of an analog clock (or watch) that displays the time through the use of a fixed numbered dial or dials and moving hands. In its most basic form, recognized universally… …
3ogee clock — clock design that originated in the United States in the 1830s, distinguished by a case the front outer edges of which are curved into an S shape (ogee). This shape is formed by the union of a convex and a concave line. A mass produced… …
4Lantern clock — A lantern clock is a type of antique weight driven wall clock, shaped like a lantern. They were the first type of clock widely used in private homes.cite book last=Milham first=Willis I. title=Time and Timekeepers date=1945 publisher=MacMillan… …
5Ansonia Clock Company — Ansonia Clocks were made by a clock manufacturing business which started in Ansonia, Connecticut, in 1851 and which moved to Brooklyn, New York in 1878. An enormously successful business, it turned out thousands of clocks in a large number of… …
6Boston Early Clock Industry (Willard Brothers) — The Boston Early Clock Industry refers to the 19th century industry of a neighborhood on Roxbury Street, which had not yet been incorporated into Boston.The whole region serviced the workshops of two celebrated American clockmakers: Simon Willard …
7Chelsea clock — Company, founded in 1897, is one of the oldest, largest, and few remaining American clock manufacturing companies in existence. For over a century, Chelsea s clockmakers have been designing and handcrafting distinguished, high quality clocks for… …
8Chelsea Clock Company — The Chelsea Clock Company, founded in 1897, is one of the oldest, largest, and few remaining American clock manufacturing companies in existence. For over a century, Chelsea s clockmakers have been designing and handcrafting distinguished, high… …
9Water clock — For the individual water clock at The Children s Museum of Indianapolis, see Water clock (Indianapolis). A display of two outflow water clocks from the Ancient Agora Museum in Athens. The top is an original from the late 5th century BC. The… …
10Astronomical clock — An astronomical clock is a clock with special mechanisms and dials to display astronomical information, such as the relative positions of the sun, moon, zodiacal constellations, and sometimes major planets. DefinitionThe term is loosely used to… …
