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  • 91clock — n 1. horologe, watch, timekeeper, timer, timepiece, dial; chronometer, chronoscope, chronograph; speedometer, taximeter; time clock. 2. around the clock all day and night, without a break, nonstop; ceaselessly, perpetually, constantly,… …

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  • 92dial — n 1. sundial, horologe, clock, timepiece v 2. telephone, Inf. phone, call, call up, Brit. ring up, Inf. buzz, Inf. give [s.o.] a ring or buzz …

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  • 93watch — v 1. look, observe, view, regard, see; look at, take in, gaze at, look on, Inf. spectate, eye, ogle, gape, stare at; notice, perceive, espy, detect, descry, sight; contemplate, behold, inspect, make note of, take stock of, scrutinize; survey,… …

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  • 94horology — ho•rol•o•gy [[t]hɔˈrɒl ə dʒi, hoʊ [/t]] n. hor the art or science of making timepieces or of measuring time • Etymology: 1810–20; see horologe, logy …

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  • 95horologic — /hɒrəˈlɒdʒɪk/ (say horuh lojik) adjective relating to a horologe or to horology. Also, horological …

  • 96baffroy — Baffroy, Baffray, Buffroy, et Beffroy, (Car on le prononce en toutes ces façons) m. ac. est un taudis et charpenterie faite de poutres eslevées de montans et croix S. André ou Bourguignonnes entre iceux, sur une plateforme quarrée, en un ou deux …

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  • 97atomic clock — noun a timepiece that derives its time scale from the vibration of atoms or molecules • Hypernyms: ↑timepiece, ↑timekeeper, ↑horologe • Hyponyms: ↑ammonia clock, ↑caesium clock * * * noun, pl ⋯ clocks [count] : a special kind of clock …

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  • 98balance wheel — noun a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat • Syn: ↑balance • Hypernyms: ↑wheel • Part Holonyms: ↑timepiece, ↑timekeeper, ↑horologe …

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  • 99measuring device — noun instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something • Syn: ↑measuring instrument, ↑measuring system • Hypernyms: ↑instrument • Hyponyms: ↑accelerometer, ↑actinometer, ↑ …

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  • 100measuring instrument — noun instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something • Syn: ↑measuring system, ↑measuring device • Hypernyms: ↑instrument • Hyponyms: ↑accelerometer, ↑actinometer, ↑ …

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