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    A clock position, or clock bearing, is the direction of an object observed from a vehicle, typically a vessel or an aircraft, relative to the orientation...
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    to the modern clock may be considered "clocks" that are based on movement in nature: A sundial shows the time by displaying the position of a shadow on...
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  • The 12-hour clock is a time convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods: a.m. (from Latin ante meridiem, translating to "before...
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    A clock face is the part of an analog clock (or watch) that displays time through the use of a flat dial with reference marks, and revolving pointers...
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    astronomical clock, horologium, or orloj is a clock with special mechanisms and dials to display astronomical information, such as the relative positions of the...
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    in the Old Town Square. The clock mechanism has three main components – the astronomical dial, representing the position of the Sun and Moon in the sky...
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  • 12 o'clock (redirect from 12 'O' Clock)
    next The corresponding clock position, straight ahead or directly above 12 O'Clock (film), a 1958 Bollywood film 12 'O' Clock (film) a 2020 Bollywood...
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    radio clock or radio-controlled clock (RCC), and often colloquially (and incorrectly) referred to as an "atomic clock", is a type of quartz clock or watch...
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  • references to "behind" (with "12" being "ahead") originally from aviation/clock-position terms 06 (disambiguation) 6.0 (disambiguation) All pages with titles...
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    receiver clock and the satellite time is defined as an unknown clock bias b. The equations are then solved simultaneously for the receiver position and the...
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  • Clock drift refers to several related phenomena where a clock does not run at exactly the same rate as a reference clock. That is, after some time the...
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    Tower is the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. It contains the Great Clock of Westminster, a striking clock with five bells...
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  • Time dilation is the difference in elapsed time as measured by two clocks, either due to a relative velocity between them (special relativity), or a difference...
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    A shot clock is a countdown timer used in a variety of games and sports, indicating a set amount of time that a team may possess the object of play before...
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    A pendulum clock is a clock that uses a pendulum, a swinging weight, as its timekeeping element. The advantage of a pendulum for timekeeping is that it...
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    An atomic clock is a clock that measures time by monitoring the resonant frequency of atoms. It is based on atoms having different energy levels. Electron...
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    90384°W / 31.44841; -104.90384 The Clock of the Long Now, also called the 10,000-year clock, is a mechanical clock under construction that is designed...
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    clock is a clock that sounds the hours audibly on a bell, gong, or other audible device. In 12-hour striking, used most commonly in striking clocks today...
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    Quartz clocks and quartz watches are timepieces that use an electronic oscillator regulated by a quartz crystal to keep time. This crystal oscillator creates...
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    1176400°E / 52.2037600; 0.1176400 The Corpus Clock, also known as the Grasshopper clock, is a large sculptural clock at street level on the outside of the Taylor...
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    trillion, one more digit than the clock could display. The lit dollar-sign in the clock's leftmost digit position was later changed to the "1" digit...
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    Mud Radar warning receiver (RWR) indication of ground threat. Add clock position/azimuth and radar type, if known. Music Electronic radar jamming and...
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  • beat clock differs from MIDI timecode in that MIDI beat clock is tempo-dependent. Location information can be specified using MIDI Song Position Pointer...
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  • Clock synchronization is a topic in computer science and engineering that aims to coordinate otherwise independent clocks. Even when initially set accurately...
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  • The molecular clock is a figurative term for a technique that uses the mutation rate of biomolecules to deduce the time in prehistory when two or more...
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    The Strasbourg astronomical clock is located in the Cathédrale Notre-Dame of Strasbourg, Alsace, France. It is the third clock on that spot and dates from...
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    practice of advancing clocks to make better use of the longer daylight available during summer, so that darkness falls at a later clock time. The typical...
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    The Rubik's Clock is a mechanical puzzle invented and patented by Christopher C. Wiggs and Christopher J. Taylor. The Hungarian sculptor and professor...
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    A cuckoo clock is a type of clock, typically pendulum driven, that strikes the hours with a sound like a common cuckoo call and has an automated cuckoo...
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    "Rock Around the Clock" is a rock and roll song in the 12-bar blues format written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers (the latter being under the pseudonym...
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