quartz clock in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for quartz clock in the English»French Dictionary

quartz clock, lamp, watch

à quartz

Translations for quartz clock in the French»English Dictionary

montre/pendule à quartz

quartz watch/clock

Translations for quartz clock in the English»French Dictionary

quartz [Brit kwɔːts, Am kwɔrts] N

quartz

quartz m

quartz attr crystal, deposit, mine

de quartz

quartz clock, lamp, watch

à quartz

I.clock [Brit klɒk, Am klɑk] N

1. clock (timepiece):

clock (large)

horloge f

clock (small)

pendule f

what time does the clock say?

quelle heure indique l'horloge or la pendule?

to set a clock

mettre une pendule à l'heure

to put the clocks forward/back one hour

avancer/reculer les pendules d'une heure

he does everything by the clock

tout est minuté chez lui

to work/watch sb around the clock

travailler/surveiller qn 24 heures sur 24

to work against the clock

faire une course contre la montre

the biological clock

l'horloge biologique

the twenty-four hour clock

l'horloge de vingt-quatre heures

2. clock (timer):

clock (in computer)

horloge f (interne)

clock (for central heating system)

horloge f (incorporée)

3. clock inf MOTOR:

clock

compteur m

a car with 40, 000 kilometers on the clock

une voiture qui a 40 000 kilomètres au compteur

4. clock (in workplace):

clock

pointeuse f

to punch the clock

pointer

5. clock SPORTS:

clock

chronomètre m

to complete the course against the clock RIDING

finir la course dans le temps limite

to beat the clock (in games)

jouer dans les temps

a race against the clock

une course contre la montre

II.clock [Brit klɒk, Am klɑk] VB trans

1. clock SPORTS:

he clocked 9.6 seconds in the 100 metres

il a fait le 100 mètres en 9, 6 secondes

to clock 5 minutes 2.987 seconds

faire un temps de 5 minutes et 2, 987 secondes

2. clock Brit (hit) inf:

to clock sb (one)

flanquer un marron à qn inf

3. clock (catch):

the police clocked him doing 150 km an hour

la police l'a arrêté alors qu'il roulait à 150 km à l'heure

4. clock Brit inf MOTOR:

clock car

trafiquer le compteur de

III.clock [Brit klɒk, Am klɑk]

they want to turn or put the clock back 600 years

ils veulent revenir 600 ans en arrière

quartz clock in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for quartz clock in the English»French Dictionary

quartz clock N

quartz clock

pendule f à quartz

Translations for quartz clock in the English»French Dictionary

quartz [kwɔ:ts, Am kwɔ:rts] N no pl

quartz

quartz m

I.clock [klɒk, Am klɑ:k] N

1. clock:

clock

pendule f

alarm clock

réveil m

to put a clock back

retarder l'horloge

to put the clocks forward [or Brit on]

avancer l'horloge

round the clock

24 heures sur 24

to work against the clock

travailler contre la montre

to work according to the clock

faire qc en respectant l'horaire

to have one's eye on the clock

surveiller l'heure

2. clock (speedometer):

clock

compteur m

3. clock (mileometer):

clock

compteur m kilométrique

II.clock [klɒk, Am klɑ:k] VB trans

1. clock (measure time or speed):

clock

chronométrer

2. clock inf (hit):

clock

coller un pain

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He eventually turned to the piezo-electrical crystal to develop the first quartz clock.

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The interior received a redesigned center console and a digital quartz clock.

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A further emphasis of todays collection is on quartz clocks as well as everyday clocks.

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In musical quartz clocks, the hourly chime is followed by the replay of one of twelve popular melodies (one for each hour).

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These quartz chronometers are not always the most accurate quartz clocks when no signal is received, and their signals can be lost or blocked.

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This crystal oscillator creates a signal with very precise frequency, so that quartz clocks are at least an order of magnitude more accurate than mechanical clocks.

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This added energy compensates for signal losses and allows surface plasmons to propagate freely along the waveguide, just like the energy supplied by a battery keeps a quartz clock ticking.

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The next 3 decades saw the development of quartz clocks as precision time standards in laboratory settings; the bulky delicate counting electronics, built with vacuum tubes, limited their use elsewhere.

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However, over the long term the quartz clock performed less impressively.

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The first quartz clock was invented in 1927, based on the electric property of the quartz crystal.

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