Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

master clock

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables: mas-ter -clock
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A precision clock that provides timing signals to synchronise a slave clock as part of a clock network.

Example Sentences

"Special details of the new station are the crystal-regulated master clock in the concourse, which controls 11 "slave" clocks and will also control those to be installed in the Harlow Mill goods depot; [...]."

Inflected Forms

master clocks (plural)

Questions

What does master clock mean?: A precision clock that provides timing signals to synchronise a slave clock as part of a clock network.

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