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atomic clock

atomic clock

Noun

pl: atomic clocks

This term refers to a specialized instrument of extreme precision, typically used in scientific research, telecommunications, and satellite navigation. It carries a connotation of absolute accuracy and stability, contrasting with the drift associated with mechanical or quartz clocks.

In technical discourse, the term is used as a standard of measurement rather than a consumer timepiece. It is almost exclusively found in contexts involving physics, aerospace engineering, and global positioning systems (GPS).

Meanings

Nounatomic clock

An extremely precise timekeeping device that uses the resonance of atoms, typically cesium or rubidium, as a frequency standard.

The GPS system relies on the synchronization of several atomic clocks to provide accurate positioning.

Examples

The GPS system relies on an atomic clock in each satellite to provide accurate positioning.

Trivia

The GPS system relies on an atomic clock in each satellite to provide accurate positioning.

We need to synchronize the server with a primary atomic clock to avoid timing errors.

Office

We need to synchronize the server with a primary atomic clock to avoid timing errors.

An atomic clock is far more stable than a traditional quartz watch.

Trivia

An atomic clock is far more stable than a traditional quartz watch.

I wonder if an atomic clock would actually notice the time dilation near a black hole.

Fantasy

I wonder if an atomic clock would actually notice the time dilation near a black hole.

The laboratory maintains a cesium atomic clock as its primary time standard.

School Life

The laboratory maintains a cesium atomic clock as its primary time standard.

Wait, you are telling me this device is basically a portable atomic clock?

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Waityou are telling me this device is basically a portable atomic clock?

Modern telecommunications networks depend on the precision of the atomic clock.

Business

Modern telecommunications networks depend on the precision of the atomic clock.

The scientist adjusted the settings of the atomic clock to ensure nanosecond precision.

History

The scientist adjusted the settings of the atomic clock to ensure nanosecond precision.

Without the atomic clock, our digital world would lose its synchronization.

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Without the atomic clockour digital world would lose its synchronization.

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