Colocaciones con "clock"

18 colocaciones encontradas

alarm clock

A clock that can be set to wake you up at a particular time.

alarm9.5
biological clock

an innate mechanism in living organisms that controls the periodicity of physiological functions

biological8.8
cuckoo clock

A clock from which a small bird figure emerges to announce the hour.

cuckoo8.0
pendulum clock

a clock that is regulated by a pendulum

pendulum8.0
ticking clock

Refers to the continuous, short, sharp sound made by a clock or a bomb.

ticking8.0
kitchen clock

A clock designed to be hung or placed in a kitchen.

kitchen7.3
atomic clock

Refers to a highly accurate clock that uses the resonant frequency of atoms.

atomic7.0
circadian clock

Refers to the internal biological mechanism that regulates the circadian rhythm.

circadian7.0
countdown clock

Used to refer to a clock that shows the time remaining before an event.

countdown7.0
wall clock

A clock designed to be hung on a wall.

wall7.0
clock tower

a tower, typically part of a church or civic building, with a large clock at the top

tower6.8
clock radio

A radio that also functions as an alarm clock.

radio6.2
tenure clock

The fixed period of time a professor has to achieve tenure.

tenure6.1
clock a mile

to record or achieve a certain time for a mile

mile6.0
set the clock ahead

to adjust a clock to a later time, for example for daylight saving

set ahead6.0
put the clock forward

to change the time on a clock to one hour later, for daylight saving time

put forward5.5
travelling/traveling clock

A small, portable clock designed to be taken on journeys. 'Travelling' is common in BrE; 'traveling' in AmE.

travelling4.5
VCR clock

The time display on a VCR, which was famously difficult to set correctly.

VCR2.0