Meanings
nounwall clock (plural wall clocks)
plural wall clocks
- A clock mounted on a wall.
- computingThe measure of wall time, the actual amount of time taken from the start to the end of an operation.
In recent years a consensus has been reached among many scientists in the field that the most relevant measure of run time is actual wall-clock elapsed time.
1996, Roger W. Hockney, The Science of Computer Benchmarking, SIAM, →ISBN, pages 19–20
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 掛鐘 /挂钟, 壁鐘 /壁钟
- 掛鐘 /挂钟 (guàzhōng)clock mounted on a wall
- 壁鐘 /壁钟 (bìzhōng)clock mounted on a wall
Czech nástěnné hodiny
- nástěnné hodinyclock mounted on a wall
Danish vægur
- vægurclock mounted on a wall
Esperanto murhorloĝo
- murhorloĝoclock mounted on a wall
Estonian seinakell
- seinakellclock mounted on a wall
Finnish seinäkello
- seinäkelloclock mounted on a wall
French horloge murale
- horloge muraleclock mounted on a wall
German Wanduhr
- Wanduhrclock mounted on a wall
Hebrew שְׁעוֹן קִיר
- שְׁעוֹן קִיר (she'on kir)clock mounted on a wall
Icelandic veggklukka
- veggklukkaclock mounted on a wall
Indonesian jam dinding
- jam dindingclock mounted on a wall
Japanese 掛け時計
- 掛け時計 (kakedokei)clock mounted on a wall
Korean 벽시계
- 벽시계 (byeoksigye)clock mounted on a wall
Polish zegar ścienny
- zegar ściennyclock mounted on a wall
Portuguese relógio de parede
- relógio de paredeclock mounted on a wall
Russian насте́нные часы́
- насте́нные часы́ (nasténnyje časý)clock mounted on a wall
Spanish reloj de pared
- reloj de paredclock mounted on a wall
Swedish väggklocka
- väggklockaclock mounted on a wall
Turkish duvar saati
- duvar saaticlock mounted on a wall
Ukrainian насті́нний годи́нник
- насті́нний годи́нник (nastínnyj hodýnnyk)clock mounted on a wall
Vietnamese đồng hồ treo tường
- đồng hồ treo tườngclock mounted on a wall
Cite this entry
APA
wall clock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wall%20clock
MLA
“wall clock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wall%20clock. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wall clock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wall%20clock.
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