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Most technological advances in our life now come from serendipitous discoveries. That is a contraction of rocket technology and computer technology and atomic clock technology.
Serge Haroche

Meaning of "atomic clock" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ATOMIC CLOCK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ATOMIC CLOCK

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Atomic clock is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ATOMIC CLOCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

atomic clock

Atomic clock

An atomic clock is a clock device that uses an electronic transition frequency in the microwave, optical, or ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum of atoms as a frequency standard for its timekeeping element. Atomic clocks are the most accurate time and frequency standards known, and are used as primary standards for international time distribution services, to control the wave frequency of television broadcasts, and in global navigation satellite systems such as GPS. The principle of operation of an atomic clock is not based on nuclear physics, but rather on atomic physics and using the microwave signal that electrons in atoms emit when they change energy levels. Early atomic clocks were based on masers at room temperature. Currently, the most accurate atomic clocks first cool the atoms to near absolute zero temperature by slowing them with lasers and probing them in atomic fountains in a microwave-filled cavity. An example of this is the NIST-F1 atomic clock, one of the U.S.'s national primary time and frequency standards. The accuracy of an atomic clock depends on two factors.

Definition of atomic clock in the English dictionary

The definition of atomic clock in the dictionary is an extremely accurate clock in which an electrical oscillator is controlled by the natural vibrations of an atomic or molecular system such as caesium or ammonia.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ATOMIC CLOCK

atomic age
atomic bomb
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atomic energy
Atomic Energy Authority
Atomic Energy Commission
atomic heat
atomic mass
atomic mass unit
atomic number
atomic physicist
atomic physics
atomic pile
atomic power
atomic power station
atomic reactor
atomic structure
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WORDS THAT END LIKE ATOMIC CLOCK

against the clock
alarm clock
around the clock
biological clock
block
body clock
clock
digital clock
doomsday clock
eight o´clock
clock
overclock
radio alarm clock
round-the-clock
six o´clock
ten o´clock
the clock
three o´clock
time clock
two o´clock
water clock

Synonyms and antonyms of atomic clock in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «atomic clock» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ATOMIC CLOCK

Find out the translation of atomic clock to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of atomic clock from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «atomic clock» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

原子钟
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reloj atómico
570 millions of speakers

English

atomic clock
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परमाणु घड़ी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

ساعة ذرية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

атомные часы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

relógio atômico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পারমাণবিক ঘড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

horloge atomique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jam atom
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Atomuhr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

原子時計
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

원자 시계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jam atom
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

đồng hồ nguyên tử
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அணு கடிகாரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आण्विक घड्याळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Atom saati
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

orologio atomico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zegar atomowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

атомний годинник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ceas atomic
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ατομικό ρολόι
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

atoomhorlosie
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

atomur
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

atomur
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about atomic clock

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QUOTES WITH «ATOMIC CLOCK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word atomic clock.
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Serge Haroche
Most technological advances in our life now come from serendipitous discoveries. That is a contraction of rocket technology and computer technology and atomic clock technology.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ATOMIC CLOCK»

Discover the use of atomic clock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to atomic clock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Measurement of Time: Time, Frequency and the Atomic Clock
A unique insight into the measurement of time and its applications, at an introductory level.
Claude Audoin, Bernard Guinot, 2001
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Catalog of National Bureau of Standards publications, 1966-1976
Atomic beams; Atomic clock; Atomic time; Cesium beam tube; Definition of the second; Frequency accuracy; International atomic time; Primary frequency standard; 16487. SP305-8. Atomic beams; Atomic clocks; Atomic standards; Atomic time; ...
United States. National Bureau of Standards. Technical Information and Publications Division, Betty L. Burris, Rebecca J. Morehouse, 1978
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Mother Jones Magazine
ADVERTISEMENT The U.S. Government always knows exactly what time it is. . . do you? New clock from Arcron uses radio signals from tlie U.S. Atomic Clock in Colorado to display the precise time, within a billionth of a second. "THAT BILL ...
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Publications of the National Bureau of Standards, 1974 ...
Atomic clock; cesium clock; coordinate time; Flicker noise; frequency standard; time dissemination; time scale; 14075. Atomic clock modeling; atomic clock noise ; atomic clock performance; atomic time scale accuracy; comparison of atomic ...
United States. National Bureau of Standards, Betty L. Hurdle, 1975
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Introducing Biological Rhythms: A Primer on the Temporal ...
The atomic clock is so accurate that it will stay within one second of true time for 6 million years. Except for certain highly technical scientific work (e.g., computers, global positioning satellites, space exploration) that depends upon this and the ...
Willard L. Koukkari, Robert B. Sothern, 2007
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Physical Science: What the Technology Professional Needs to Know
A Regulator clock (left) and an atomic clock (right) perform the same function - keeping time by counting repetitions. In the case of the Regulator clock, the event is the swinging of a pendulum. In the case of the atomic clock, the event is the ...
C. Lon Enloe, 2001
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Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining
A Signal Processing Scheme for CPT Atomic Clock YiZhang1, Wei Deng2, Yuan Tian3, and Sihong Gu1,2,3,* 1 School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, China 2 Key Laboratory of Atomic ...
Honghua Tan, 2012
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China Satellite Navigation Conference (CSNC) 2012 Proceedings
The atomic clock is the core device of the navigation satellite. The Beidou navigation satellite utilizes the rubidium atomic clocks to provide a stable 10 MHz clock reference for the entire satellites. To enhance the reliability of the satellitebased ...
Jiadong Sun, Jingnan Liu, Yuanxi Yang, 2012
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Kiplinger's Personal Finance
The U.S. Government always knows exactly what time it is. . .do you? New dock from Arcron uses radio signals from the U.S. Atomic Clock in Colorado to display the precise time, within a billionth of a second. Wood grain Iy schedule requires ...
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Kiplinger's Personal Finance
The U.S. Government always knows exactly what time it is. . .do you? New clock from Arcron uses radio signals from the U.S. Atomic Clock in Colorado to display the precise time, within a billionth of a second. Wood grain My schedule requires  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ATOMIC CLOCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term atomic clock is used in the context of the following news items.
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Clocks paused in Turkey for more than one second
Scientists added one second to the earth's time on June 30, 2015. This was because the earth lost one second rotating while the atomic clock ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Jul 15»
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CORDIS Express: Timing is everything!
In answer to this conundrum, Louis Essen and Jack Parry from NPL designed and built the world's first caesium atomic clock and thus ... «Cordis News, Jul 15»
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Down with time changes plus the NY Times hearty series on cardio …
The latest atomic clock measures the frequency of a particular transition in the cesium atom. That amounts to 9,192,631,770 vibrations per ... «PLoS Blogs, Jul 15»
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National Physical Laboratory visualized the leap second for us
So instead we rely on atomic clocks (our best atomic clock won't lose a second for 15 billion years) to keep accurate time and adjust regularly ... «Geek, Jul 15»
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Leap second is added to atomic clock in Sydney – video
Bruce Warrington, a physical metrology general manager at the national measurement institute, speaks to the media as a leap second is added ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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The leap second: What problems it could cause
The atomic clock expert Professor Judah Levine, from the US National Institute of Standards and Technology, warns that "it's a major interruption mostly because ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
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11:59:60 — Look For An Extra Tick Of The Clock Tonight
So, while the atomic clock ticks consistently, Earth's rotation changes. NPR's Geoff Brumfiel says that because the changes in Earth's rotation ... «Maine Public Broadcasting, Jun 15»
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How Indian stock markets escaped Tuesday's leap second curse
“The Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India (MSEI), formerly MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX), system's time is in sync with atomic clock every ... «Business Standard, Jun 15»
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'Leap Second' Added To The Day On Tuesday To Keep Things In Sync
Time defined by NIST's atomic clock — one of only a handful like it in the world. Lowe said, “9196312770 cycles of this, we call one second.”. «CBS Local, Jun 15»
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Everyone gets an extra second today
Because of the earth's inconsistent speed, scientists in the 1950s created an atomic clock to keep precise track of time. However, as the earth's ... «STLtoday.com, Jun 15»

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