Shortt clock

noun

A complex precision electromechanical pendulum clock.

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Meanings

nounShortt clock (plural Shortt clocks)

plural Shortt clocks

  1. A complex precision electromechanical pendulum clock.

Origin

Invented in 1921 by British railway engineer William Hamilton Shortt in collaboration with horologist Frank Hope-Jones.

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APA

Shortt clock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shortt%20clock

MLA

“Shortt clock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shortt%20clock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shortt clock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shortt%20clock.

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