Phrase guide

wall clock

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A clock mounted on a wall.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

The measure of wall time, the actual amount of time taken from the start to the end of an operation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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noun

Meaning 3

a clock mounted on a wall

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: clock

History

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 掛鐘 /挂钟 (guàzhōng) — clock mounted on a wall
  • Chinese Mandarin: 壁鐘 /壁钟 (bìzhōng) — clock mounted on a wall
  • Czech: nástěnné hodiny — clock mounted on a wall
  • Danish: vægur — clock mounted on a wall
  • Esperanto: murhorloĝo — clock mounted on a wall
  • Estonian: seinakell — clock mounted on a wall
  • Finnish: seinäkello — clock mounted on a wall
  • French: horloge murale — clock mounted on a wall
  • Georgian: კედლის საათი (ḳedlis saati) — clock mounted on a wall
  • German: Wanduhr — clock mounted on a wall
  • Hebrew: שְׁעוֹן קִיר (she'on kir) — clock mounted on a wall
  • Icelandic: veggklukka — clock mounted on a wall
  • Japanese: 掛け時計 (kakedokei) — clock mounted on a wall
  • Korean: 벽시계 (byeoksigye) — clock mounted on a wall
  • : ᦐᦱᧉᦜᦲᧈᦶᦧᧃ (ṅaa2l̇ii1ẋwaen) — clock mounted on a wall
  • Macedonian: ѕиден часовник (dziden časovnik) — clock mounted on a wall
  • Mongolian: ханын цаг (xanyn cag) — clock mounted on a wall
  • Polish: zegar ścienny — clock mounted on a wall
  • Portuguese: relógio de parede — clock mounted on a wall
  • Russian: насте́нные часы́ (nasténnyje časý) — clock mounted on a wall
  • Spanish: reloj de pared — clock mounted on a wall
  • Swedish: väggklocka — clock mounted on a wall
  • Turkish: duvar saati — clock mounted on a wall
  • Ukrainian: насті́нний годи́нник (nastínnyj hodýnnyk) — clock mounted on a wall
  • Vietnamese: đồng hồ treo tường — clock mounted on a wall