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Shortt clock

Shortt clock noun: a complex precision electromechanical pendulum clock.

Noun

Shortt clock (plural Shortt clocks)

  1. A complex precision electromechanical pendulum clock.

Forms of Shortt clock

pluralShortt clocks

Origin of Shortt clock

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

Questions about Shortt clock

What does Shortt clock mean?
Shortt clock means a complex precision electromechanical pendulum clock.
What part of speech is Shortt clock?
Shortt clock is a noun.
What is the plural of Shortt clock?
The plural of Shortt clock is Shortt clocks.

Words near Shortt clock in the dictionary

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  2. shortstuff
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  6. Shortt clock
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  8. shorttail
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