"caesium clock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: caesium clocks [plural]
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  1. A type of highly accurate atomic clock that is regulated by a resonance frequency of caesium atoms (the same frequency, 9,192,631,770 Hz, on which the precise scientific definition of the second is based). Categories (topical): Cesium, Measuring instruments, Time Synonyms: cesium clock
    Sense id: en-caesium_clock-en-noun-5rPdL6UM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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