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(automotive) A performance measure for automobiles, that measures elapsed time. The time taken for an automobile that starts from a standing start, and accelerates to 60 miles per hour (roughly 100 km/h).
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(automotive) A performance measure for automobiles, that either measures elapsed time, or elapsed distance. The automobile starts from a standing start, accelerates to 60 mph (roughly 100 km/h), and then brakes to a stop.
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The timekeeping device normally used in mechanical watches and small clocks, consisting of a wheel which oscillates due to a coiled spring.
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A mechanical component to prevent vibration in a timepiece, etc.
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(by metonymy) The clock tower itself.
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A small clock with a carrying handle, originally designed for travelling.
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The back part of a watch (i.e. not the display)
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A water clock, especially as used in the ancient world.
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(obsolete) A person who repairs and maintains clocks.
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A person who makes clocks.
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A spring in a mechanical clock.
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Very smooth and regular.
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The bridge piece that affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch.
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The wheel in a clock that regulates the number of strokes.
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The knurled knob or dial, on the outside of a watch case, used to wind it or adjust the hands.
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(clocks, mechanics) The contrivance in a timepiece (winding wristwatch) which connects the train of wheel work with the pendulum or balance, giving to the latter the impulse by which it is kept in vibration.
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Part of the verge escapement in early clocks.
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A clepsydra or water clock, consisting of a floating cup with a small hole in it, adjusted so that it fills and sinks in a fixed time.
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Part of a clock that strikes upon a bell to indicate the hour.
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Alternative form of hourglass [A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows.]
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Alternative form of hourglass [A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows.]
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A pocket watch with a spring-hinged circular metal cover that closes over the dial and crystal, protecting them from dust and scratches.
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(horology) A spring to impel the star wheel, or a pawl to lock fast a wheel, in a repeating timepiece.
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The carousel of a clock or watch
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Alternative form of clepsydra [A water clock, especially as used in the ancient world.]
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(historical) A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of firearms.
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A freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock, having the pendulum and weights in a tall case.
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(horology) A watch manufacturer that makes its own parts, rather than assembling watches from parts obtained from other firms.
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A figure which strikes the hour on the bell of some fanciful clocks; Jack o' the clock.
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(in combination) operated by the means specified e.g. a battery-operated toy
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Part of a watch: an improved balance spring with a raised outer coil.
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Any clock that uses a pendulum to regulate its movement
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(physics) The motion of some hypothetical device that continues forever with no external input of energy, in violation of the laws of thermodynamics.
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A stud that acts as a support of a pivot in a watch or clock
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a mechanism in a striking timepiece that allows the hands to be advanced without having to wait for it to strike
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A device in a clock which provides a regular impulse to the pendulum.
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Alternative spelling of scan line [(electronics) One of the horizontal lines that compose a raster scanning pattern, as on a television or computer display.]
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Alternative form of escapement (part of a timepiece) [(clocks, mechanics) The contrivance in a timepiece (winding wristwatch) which connects the train of wheel work with the pendulum or balance, giving to the latter the impulse by which it is kept in vibration.]
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Of a wristwatch: that does not need to be wound but rather gathers energy from being moved while worn.
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A mechanical watch with the moving parts deliberately made visible.
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In some striking timepieces, a rotating piece with a spiral periphery having notches so arranged as to determine the number of strokes made on the bell.
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A simple spring-loaded cam mechanism used in early clocks and watches to even out the force of the mainspring and thus improve timekeeping accuracy.
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(chiefly Britain) A winder on a clock, watch, or similar mechanism.
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A watch that is wound up by turning a small knob (at the stem).
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A rotating frame, containing the escapement of a clock or watch, that attempts to compensate for the effects of gravity.
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A clock whose decorative case has the general form of a vase, especially one in which there is no ordinary dial, but in which part of a vase revolves while a single stationary indicator serves as a hand.
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(clock making) The metal bar with two pallets that drive the crown wheel in a verge escapement.
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(of a wall clock) Having an exposed pendulum.
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The casing that holds the mechanism of a watch.
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The mainspring in a mechanical watch (timepiece).
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An automaton toy powered by a clockwork motor.
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A key or knob for winding a clock, watch or clockwork mechanism
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