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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A radio clock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: proscribed
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a timepiece that derives its time scale from the vibration of atoms or molecules
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: timepiece, timekeeper, horologe
Narrower terms: ammonia clock, caesium clock
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Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
atoomhorlosie
— reference clock
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Arabic:
سَاعَة ذُرِّيَّة
— reference clock
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Chinese Cantonese:
原子鐘 /原子钟
(jyun4 zi2 zung1)
— reference clock
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Chinese Mandarin:
原子鐘 /原子钟
(yuánzǐzhōng)
— reference clock
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Czech:
atomové hodiny
— reference clock
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Danish:
atomur
— reference clock
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Dutch:
atoomklok
— reference clock
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Esperanto:
atoma horloĝo
— reference clock
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Estonian:
aatomkell
— reference clock
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Finnish:
atomikello
— reference clock
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French:
horloge atomique
— reference clock
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Georgian:
ატომური საათი
(aṭomuri saati)
— reference clock
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German:
Atomuhr
— reference clock
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Hungarian:
atomóra
— reference clock
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Irish:
clog adamhach
— reference clock
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Japanese:
原子時計
(genshidokei)
— reference clock
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Korean:
원자 시계
(wonja sigye)
— reference clock
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Latvian:
atompulkstenis
— reference clock
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Macedonian:
атомски часовник
(atomski časovnik)
— reference clock
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Norwegian Bokmål:
atomklokke
— reference clock
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Norwegian Bokmål:
atomur
— reference clock
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
atomur
— reference clock
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Polish:
zegar atomowy
— reference clock
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Portuguese:
relógio atómico
— reference clock
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Portuguese:
relógio atômico
— reference clock
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Russian:
а́томные часы́
(átomnyje časý)
— reference clock
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Spanish:
reloj atómico
— reference clock
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Swedish:
atomur
— reference clock
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Thai:
นาฬิกาอะตอม
(naa-lí-gaa-à-dtɔm)
— reference clock
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Turkish:
atom saati
— reference clock