"atomic clock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: atomic clocks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} atomic clock (plural atomic clocks)
  1. An extremely accurate reference clock whose operation is based on an atomic process, typically the frequency of electromagnetic radiation associated with a specified energy-level transition in an element such as cesium. Translations (reference clock): atoomhorlosie (Afrikaans), سَاعَة ذُرِّيَّة (alt: sāʕa(t) ḏurriyya) [feminine] (Arabic), 原子鐘 (Chinese Cantonese), 原子钟 (jyun⁴ zi² zung¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 原子鐘 (Chinese Mandarin), 原子钟 (yuánzǐzhōng) (Chinese Mandarin), atomové hodiny [feminine, plural] (Czech), atomur [common-gender] (Danish), atoomklok [feminine] (Dutch), atoma horloĝo (Esperanto), aatomkell (Estonian), atomikello (Finnish), horloge atomique [feminine] (French), ატომური საათი (aṭomuri saati) (Georgian), Atomuhr [feminine] (German), atomóra (Hungarian), clog adamhach [masculine] (Irish), 原子時計 (genshidokei) (alt: げんしどけい) (Japanese), 원자 시계 (wonja sigye) (Korean), atompulkstenis [masculine] (Latvian), атомски часовник (atomski časovnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), atomklokke [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), atomur [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), atomur [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), zegar atomowy [masculine] (Polish), relógio atómico [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), relógio atômico [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), а́томные часы́ (átomnyje časý) [masculine, plural] (Russian), reloj atómico [masculine] (Spanish), atomur [neuter] (Swedish), นาฬิกาอะตอม (naa-lí-gaa-à-dtɔm) (Thai), atom saati (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-atomic_clock-en-noun-3BplhJGD Disambiguation of 'reference clock': 67 33
  2. (proscribed) A radio clock. Tags: proscribed Categories (topical): Clocks Hypernyms: clock Hyponyms: hydrogen maser atomic clock
    Sense id: en-atomic_clock-en-noun-~NcXPsSs Disambiguation of Clocks: 39 61 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 38 62

Inflected forms

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