as in alarm clock
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Recent Examples of water clock
His intricate water clocks and automata were not only practical but also visually appealing.
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Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Before time zones, people used other methods of telling time like sun dials and water clocks.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Mar. 2024
The story of precision timing begins with primitive yet ingenious methods like sundials and water clocks, markers of humanity's first steps in timekeeping.
—Markus Lutz, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
The oldest surviving water clocks were found in Egypt and Babylon, and the earliest of these date to around 1500 B.C.E.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2023
The earliest Chinese water clocks were probably outflow devices and were known as louke.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2023
Odell’s ideas gallop between twentieth-century time studies and ancient Chinese water clocks, Amazonian factory floors and Zoom rooms set adrift, mastery journals, Mojave poetry, second shifts, segregated leisure, Ice Age sea floors and present-day climate crisis.
—Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2023
It’s a water clock, based on a constant flow of water, but it’s a mechanical device.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2022
It’s this weird hybrid between an old-school water clock and the mechanical clocks that would be developed in Europe a century or two later.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2022
Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Before time zones, people used other methods of telling time like sun dials and water clocks.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Mar. 2024
The story of precision timing begins with primitive yet ingenious methods like sundials and water clocks, markers of humanity's first steps in timekeeping.
—Markus Lutz, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
The oldest surviving water clocks were found in Egypt and Babylon, and the earliest of these date to around 1500 B.C.E.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2023
The earliest Chinese water clocks were probably outflow devices and were known as louke.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2023
Odell’s ideas gallop between twentieth-century time studies and ancient Chinese water clocks, Amazonian factory floors and Zoom rooms set adrift, mastery journals, Mojave poetry, second shifts, segregated leisure, Ice Age sea floors and present-day climate crisis.
—Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2023
It’s a water clock, based on a constant flow of water, but it’s a mechanical device.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2022
It’s this weird hybrid between an old-school water clock and the mechanical clocks that would be developed in Europe a century or two later.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for water clock
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Updated March 14, 2025 10:35 AM Wellness From sunrise alarm clocks to mouth taping, which sleep trends are actually worth it?—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Mar. 2025
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Hatch Restore 3 Sunrise Alarm Clock With 80+ sleep sounds and audio settings, the Hatch alarm clock aims to create an optimal sleep environment while encouraging a screen-free bedroom.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There’s the meetings there, there’s the time clocks.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
21 Mar. 2025
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The total roasting time clocks in around 30 minutes, start to finish.—
Jessica Saari Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2025
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Biden’s decor included a handful of paintings, a grandfather clock and a subtle bit of greenery on the fireplace mantle.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2025
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There, firefighters were seen retrieving what looked like about two dozen photo albums, a grandfather clock and several other possible antiques from the house.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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However, compared to a quantum clock, atomic clocks are as accurate as a one-dollar antique pocket watch that's been whacked several times with a coal hammer.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
12 Jan. 2025
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At their core, atomic clocks and nuclear clocks work using the same principle.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
11 Sep. 2024
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Walsh also discovered whether Welles actually wrote the famous cuckoo clock speech Lime gives to Martins on the ferris wheel.—
Gregory James Wakeman,
IndieWire,
11 Oct. 2024
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Located just south of the landmark American Brewery (the structure that looks like some fantasist vastly enlarged a cuckoo clock) this grouping of public utility structures fell on excruciatingly hard times.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2025
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Nothing as mundane as an hourglass curve or a power shoulder.—
Nicole Phelps,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2025
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There are special hyacinth vases with many shaped like an hourglass where bulbs are placed on top and water at the bottom.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2025
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The large structure, characterized by a rotating floor and illuminated surfaces, will be positioned in a layout similar to that of a sundial.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
26 Mar. 2025
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Throughout his career, Nye has made several contributions to science and space, including helping to design the sundials for the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission, which launched two rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, to explore the surface of Mars between 2004 and 2019.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Water clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/water%20clock. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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