Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clockwork universe

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: clock-work u-ni-verse
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A universe in which all of the actions of matter and energy operate as reactions according to predetermined rules set down by a creator, like the movements of a clock.

Inflected Forms

clockwork universes (plural)

Phrases

like clockwork Ptolemaic system

Frequently Paired Words

clockmaker like clockwork deism determinism mechanistic orrery pandeism polydeism

Questions

What does clockwork universe mean?: A universe in which all of the actions of matter and energy operate as reactions according to predetermined rules set down by a creator, like the movements of a clock.

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