quartz clock

noun

Any timepiece that makes use of the piezoelectric property of a quartz crystal.

Meanings

nounquartz clock (plural quartz clocks)

plural quartz clocks

  1. Any timepiece that makes use of the piezoelectric property of a quartz crystal.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 石英鐘 /石英钟
  • 石英鐘 /石英钟 (shíyīngzhōng)timepiece
Finnish kvartsikello
  • kvartsikellotimepiece
German Quarzuhr
  • Quarzuhrtimepiece
Polish zegar kwarcowy
  • zegar kwarcowytimepiece
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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