| 词汇 | timepiece |
| 释义 | timepiece noun[ C ] old-fashioned or formaluk /ˈtaɪm.piːs/ us /ˈtaɪm.piːs/ a clock or watch钟;表 Watches & clocks 24-hour clock against the clockidiom alarm alarm clock at/on the stroke of somethingidiom atomic clock clock horology hour hand hourglass lose military time minute hand movement stroke timekeeper turn the clocks backphrase twenty-four-hour clock unsynchronized watchband Examples of timepiecetimepiece Authors, instrument makers, public lecturers, and opportunists set their plans to solve the problem of longitude in published books or with displays of accurate timepieces. The timepiece in question seems to have relied upon the movement of a fluid, something like sand in an hourglass. Watson had also been involved in an earlier use of timepieces in the service of science, specifically medical science. Again, it is not enough to focus exclusively on the media, for tape, theodolite, sextant, timepiece and writing and drawing utensils come together in this visual culture. I have in front of me a timepiece which indicates the time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His design did not provide us with more than one timepiece; the timepiece that exists to-day is the one that he put there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If it does, it is simply a timepiece. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Finally, it ran through its non-rechargeable batteries more swiftly than was convenient for a device meant to be worn as a timepiece. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In spring driven timepieces, the drive force declines as the mainspring runs down. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This firm continued the manufacture of many clock styles, primarily weight driven wall timepieces and regulators of fine quality. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This announcement or striking feature is an essential characteristic of true clocks and distinguishes such watches from ordinary timepieces. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The railroads recognized that safety was related to precise timing and all timepieces in a given area must be set to the same time. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The timepieces were subsequently sold at auction for considerable sums. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Since its beginnings, the company has produced complete watches with in-house movements, and throughout the 20th century, distributed many notable and important timepieces. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It was chosen among more than 2,200 timepieces presented by watchmakers from 35 countries. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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