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Clocks (band)
A clock is an instrument for measuring time. Clock, CLOCK, or Clocks may also refer to: Music * Clock (American band), a band featuring Vivian Campbell and P.J. Smith * Clock (British group), an English band primarily led by Stu Allan * Clocks (American band), a Wichita new wave/pop rock band * Clocks (British band), a London musical group formed in 2000 * Symphony No. 101 (Haydn) or "The Clock" Songs * Clocks (song), "Clocks" (song), a 2002 song by Coldplay * "Clock", a 1997 song by Coal Chamber from ''Coal Chamber (album), Coal Chamber'' * "Clock", a 1980 song by The Danse Society * "Clock", a song by Velocity Girl * "Clocks", a 1974 song by Paul Brett Science * Clock (constellation) * CLOCK (Circadian Locomotor Output Cycles Kaput), a gene related to circadian rhythms * Clock, the spherical seed head of a mature dandelion Technology * Clock generator, an electronic oscillator that produces a clock signal for use in synchronizing a circuit's operation. * Clock (cryptography), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clock
A clock or a timepiece is a device used to measure and indicate time. The clock is one of the oldest human inventions, meeting the need to measure intervals of time shorter than the natural units such as the day, the lunar month and the year. Devices operating on several physical processes have been used over the millennia. Some predecessors to the modern clock may be considered as "clocks" that are based on movement in nature: A sundial shows the time by displaying the position of a shadow on a flat surface. There is a range of duration timers, a well-known example being the hourglass. Water clocks, along with the sundials, are possibly the oldest time-measuring instruments. A major advance occurred with the invention of the verge escapement, which made possible the first mechanical clocks around 1300 in Europe, which kept time with oscillating timekeepers like balance wheels., pp. 103–104., p. 31. Traditionally, in horology, the term ''clock'' was used for a stri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
