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PRONUNCIATION OF QUARTZ CLOCK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QUARTZ CLOCK

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Quartz clock is a noun.
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WHAT DOES QUARTZ CLOCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Quartz clock

A quartz clock is a clock that uses an electronic oscillator that is regulated by a quartz crystal to keep time. This crystal oscillator creates a signal with very precise frequency, so that quartz clocks are at least an order of magnitude more accurate than mechanical clocks. Generally, some form of digital logic counts the cycles of this signal and provides a numeric time display, usually in units of hours, minutes, and seconds. The first quartz clock was built in 1927 by Warren Marrison and J.W. Horton at Bell Telephone Laboratories. Since the 1980s when the advent of solid state digital electronics allowed them to be made compact and inexpensive, quartz timekeepers have become the world's most widely used timekeeping technology, used in most clocks and watches, as well as computers and other appliances that keep time.

Definition of quartz clock in the English dictionary

The definition of quartz clock in the dictionary is a clock or watch that is operated by the vibrations of a quartz crystal controlled by a microcircuit.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUARTZ CLOCK

quarterstaves
quartet
quartette
quartic
quartier
quartile
quarto
quartodeciman
quartz
quartz crystal
quartz glass
quartz lamp
quartz watch
quartz-iodine lamp
quartziferous
quartzite
quartzitic
quartzose
quartzous
quartzy

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUARTZ 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 quartz clock in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «quartz clock» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF QUARTZ CLOCK

Find out the translation of quartz clock to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of quartz 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 «quartz clock» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

石英钟
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reloj de cuarzo
570 millions of speakers

English

quartz clock
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्वार्ट्ज घड़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ساعة الكوارتز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кварцевые часы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

relógio de quartzo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কোয়ার্টজ ঘড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

horloge à quartz
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jam kuarza
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Quarzuhr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クォーツ時計
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쿼츠 시계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jam kuarsa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đồng hồ thạch anh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குவார்ட்ஸ் கடிகாரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्वार्ट्ज घड्याळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kuvars saati
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

orologio al quarzo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zegar kwarcowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кварцові годинники
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ceas cuarț
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαλαζία ρολόι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kwartshorlosie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kvarts klocka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kvarts klokke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of quartz clock

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «QUARTZ CLOCK»

The term «quartz clock» is normally little used and occupies the 125.616 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «QUARTZ CLOCK» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUARTZ CLOCK»

Discover the use of quartz clock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to quartz clock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Clock
American Warren Marrison invented a quartz clock in 1929. Quartz is a kind of crystal that vibrates at a regular rate per minute when electricity passes through it. It wasn't until 1967 that the technology was available to make small quartz clocks  ...
Richard Spilsbury, Louise Spilsbury, 2012
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Mysteries and Secrets of Time
The quartz clock was the next important development in scientific timekeeping. Totally different from sundials, clepsydra, and clockwork with escapements, a quartz clock functions by using a quartz crystal (silicon dioxide, Si02) as an electronic ...
Lionel & Patricia Fanthorpe, 2007
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Understanding Quartz Crystals and Oscillators:
If the oscillator is quartz controlled or stabilized, then the clock is called a quartz clock. 1.9.6 Room Frequency or 25°C Frequency Room frequency and 25°C frequency mean the same thing in this book and it is the frequency of the crystal or ...
Ramon M. Cerda, 2014
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Polymer Clay: Creating Functional and Decorative Objects
Here is an exploded view of a quartz clock movement. When you buy a quartz clock movement it usually comes with the hour and minute hand, but second hands are optional. Notice that the labeling at left indicates two types of hangers.
Jacqueline Gikow, 2001
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How It Works: Science and Technology
Once locked on to the cesium frequency the controller can be used to control the accuracy of a quartz clock. In practice, the method by which this is done is to heat cesium in a small electric oven set inside a straight tube from which all the air ...
Marshall Cavendish Corporation Staff, 2003
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Hydrogen: The Essential Element
The hydrogen maser clock is a part of that tradition. The first clock based on atomic properties was driven by a crystal of quartz. Strictly speaking, a quartz clock is not dependent on the properties of the individual atoms of silicon or oxygen that ...
John S. Rigden, 2003
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Field & Stream
... 8-Track player with Stereo Cassette player with Stereo radio with Cassette player radio with Cassette player and player with AM/FM/Stereo AM/FM/Stereo pushbutton pushbutton AM/FM/Stereo and Quartz Clock Quartz Clock/Calendar radio.
8
Silicon Compounds—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 ...
Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: “A quartz timepiece such as a quartz clock is known to use an electronic oscillator that is regulated by a quartz crystal for timekeeping.
‎2013
9
Popular Science
Now's the time to get your ^ special Powerlock®Quartz Clock. Buy a 12' Top Read, 16' or 20' Powerlock Rule and you can send for this unique alarm clock, valued at $25.00, for only $12.95. The look of a Powerlock Rule and the precision of a ...
10
Learnign General Science Standard Six
4.10.3 Various types of clocks such as alarm clock, pendulum clock, quartz clock, digital wrist watches, stop watches, etc. are used as instruments to measure time. 4.10.4 Units such as seconds, minutes, hours are used to measure time. 4.10.5 ...
B.Menezes

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUARTZ CLOCK»

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Atomic time: 60 years of the ultra-precise atomic clock
In Essen's time, the quartz clock was the number one technology, known for its exceptional stability over short periods of time. However, over the long term the ... «E&T magazine, Jun 15»
2
Download and 3D Print Your Own Oversized Diver's Watch Clock
The 3D printed clock features 131 pieces and will take about 30 hours of printing ... quartz clock movement fixed through the face and connected to the hands. «3DPrint.com, Jan 15»
3
'Father of wall clocks' Odhavji Raghavji Patel dies at 87
Ahmedabad: Time stood still at Ajanta group—the world's biggest wall clock ... The quartz clocks were an instant success and encouraged the group to ... «Livemint, Oct 12»
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NASA inventions, from quartz clocks to boomerangs (Space.com)
NASA inventions, from quartz clocks to boomerangs (Space.com). Posted on March 31, 2011 | By Aubrey Cohen · Print · —. Boomerang designer and thrower ... «Seattle Post Intelligencer, Mar 11»

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