atomic clock

noun

Definitions

  1. An extremely accurate reference clock whose operation is based on an atomic process,…

    An extremely accurate reference clock whose operation is based on an atomic process, typically the frequency of electromagnetic radiation associated with a specified energy-level transition in an element such as cesium.

  2. A radio clock.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for atomic clock. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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