clock face

/klɒk feɪs/

noun

The surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands (via the traditional design of clocks); such an arrangement on either a clock or a watch.

“Meronyms: dial; hour hand, little hand; minute hand, big hand; second hand”

Similar
clock dial
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Meanings

clock face1

nounclock face (plural clock faces)

plural clock faces

  1. The surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands (via the traditional design of clocks); such an arrangement on either a clock or a watch.

    Meronyms: dial; hour hand, little hand; minute hand, big hand; second hand

  2. uncommonAny face of any clock, either with dial and hands or digital.

Clock Face2

proper noun
  1. A suburban village in Bold parish, Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ5291).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe face of a clock showing hours and minutes of the day

Similar
clock dial
Broader
face

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Named after a large clock face on a local inn.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic قُرْصُ السَّاعَةِ
  • قُرْصُ السَّاعَةِ (qurṣu s-sāʕati)the surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Bulgarian цифербла́т
  • цифербла́т (ciferblát)the surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Catalan esfera de rellotge
  • esfera de rellotgethe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Chinese Cantonese 鐘面 /钟面, 錶盤 /表盘
  • 鐘面 /钟面 (zung¹ min⁶)the surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
  • 錶盤 /表盘the surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Chinese Mandarin 鐘面 /钟面, 錶盤 /表盘
  • 鐘面 /钟面 (zhōngmiàn)the surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
  • 錶盤 /表盘 (biǎopán)the surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Czech ciferník, číselník
  • ciferníkthe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
  • číselníkthe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Danish urskive
  • urskivethe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Dutch wijzerplaat
  • wijzerplaatthe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Finnish kellotaulu
  • kellotauluthe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
French cadran
  • cadranthe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
German Zifferblatt
  • Zifferblattthe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Hindi डायल, घड़ी का मुख
  • डायल (ḍāyal)the surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
  • घड़ी का मुख (ghaṛī kā mukh)the surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Hungarian óralap, mutatólap
  • óralapthe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
  • mutatólapthe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Icelandic úrskífa
  • úrskífathe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Irish aghaidh cloig
  • aghaidh cloigthe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Italian quadrante
  • quadrantethe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Japanese 文字盤
  • 文字盤 (mojiban)the surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Korean 문자반
  • 문자반 (munjaban)the surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Malay muka jam
  • muka jamthe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Norwegian Bokmål urskive
  • urskivethe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Polish tarcza, cyferblat
  • tarczathe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
  • cyferblatthe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Portuguese mostrador
  • mostradorthe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Romanian cadran
  • cadranthe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Russian цифербла́т
  • цифербла́т (ciferblát)the surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Slovak ciferník, číselník
  • ciferníkthe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
  • číselníkthe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Spanish esfera, cuadrante
  • esferathe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
  • cuadrantethe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
  • carátulathe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Swahili bonyeza
  • bonyezathe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Swedish urtavla
  • urtavlathe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Thai หน้าปัด
  • หน้าปัด (nâa-bpàt)the surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Turkish kadran
  • kadranthe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Ukrainian цифербла́т
  • цифербла́т (cyferblát)the surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Vietnamese mặt đồng hồ, mặt số
  • mặt đồng hồthe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
  • mặt sốthe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
  • mặtthe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Welsh wyneb cloc
  • wyneb clocthe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands
Cite this entry
APA

clock face. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clock%20face

MLA

“clock face.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clock%20face. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clock face,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clock%20face.

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