clock

English

/klɒk/, /klɑk/

noun
Definitions
  • An instrument used to measure or keep track of time; a non-portable timepiece.
  • (British) The odometer of a motor vehicle.
  • (electronics) An electrical signal that synchronizes timing among digital circuits of semiconductor chips or modules.
  • The seed head of a dandelion.
  • A time clock.
  • (computing) A CPU clock cycle, or T-state.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English clokke derived from Middle Dutch clocke (bell, clock) derived from cloque (bell, travelling cloak) derived from Latin clocca derived from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (bell) derived from Proto-Indo-European *klek- (laugh, cackle).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*klek-

Gloss

laugh, cackle

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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