quartz clock

quartz clock
Any timepiece that makes use of the piezoelectric property of a quartz crystal

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  • quartz clock — (or watch) ► NOUN ▪ a clock (or watch) regulated by vibrations of an electrically driven quartz crystal …   English terms dictionary

  • Quartz clock — A quartz clock is a clock that uses an electronic oscillator that is regulated by a quartz crystal to keep time. This crystal oscillator creates a signal with very precise frequency, so that quartz clocks are at least an order of magnitude more… …   Wikipedia

  • quartz clock — noun see quartz crystal clock * * * quartz clock or quartz watch noun One in which a quartz crystal, energized by a microcircuit, does the work of the pendulum or hairspring of the traditional clock or watch • • • Main Entry: ↑quartz * * * quartz …   Useful english dictionary

  • quartz clock — kvarcinis laikrodis statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Laikrodis, kuriame laiko mastelis sudaromas remiantis kvarcinio rezonatoriaus virpesių periodu. atitikmenys: angl. crystal clock; crystal controlled clock; quartz… …   Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

  • quartz clock — kvarcinis laikrodis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. crystal controlled clock; quartz clock vok. Quarzuhr, f rus. кварцевые часы pranc. horloge à quartz, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • quartz clock — clock which uses a quartz crystal in order to keep proper time …   English contemporary dictionary

  • quartz clock — (or watch) noun a clock (or watch) regulated by vibrations of an electrically driven quartz crystal …   English new terms dictionary

  • Quartz (disambiguation) — Quartz is a common mineral.Quartz may also mean: *Fused quartz, synthetic silica glass *Quartz clock, a descriptor applied to a type of watch or clock that relies on the mineral in its timekeeping mechanism *Quartz (graphics layer), the graphics… …   Wikipedia

  • quartz watch — quartz clock or quartz watch noun One in which a quartz crystal, energized by a microcircuit, does the work of the pendulum or hairspring of the traditional clock or watch • • • Main Entry: ↑quartz …   Useful english dictionary

  • quartz movement — quartz′ move′ment n. hor an extremely accurate electronic movement utilizing the natural frequency of vibrations of a quartz crystal to regulate the operation of a timepiece(quartz′ clock′ or quartz′ watch′) …   From formal English to slang

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