Used in a Sentence

clocks

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for clocks.

Editorial note

The problem is that we can only expect GPS to be accurate to 1-2km and the phone clocks are often off by 1+ seconds.

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Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

european weed naturalized in southwestern united states and mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of clocks gathered in one view.

noun

european weed naturalized in southwestern united states and mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for clocks.

noun

european weed naturalized in southwestern united states and mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage

Example sentences

1

The problem is that we can only expect GPS to be accurate to 1-2km and the phone clocks are often off by 1+ seconds.

2

The basic idea here is actually a very old approach -- clocks have been powered this way for centuries.

3

Surely people don't complain about the inability to zoom in their iOS settings app, or in the clocks app.

4

Up until then, technology was a niche item - clocks, a few clunky steam engines here and there, some textile machinery.

5

The clocks go back an hour every year here in (most of) Australia.

6

The best OC I've seen on one is 10% higher clocks, with Maxwell 30% is common.

7

You can be a fine developer who just clocks in and out.

8

The power management software counters this by keeping the clocks lower and the voltages higher, causing performance degradation over time to avoid catastrophic failure.

9

If the worst comes to the worst, setting the clocks back 11 years on unremediated systems has a chance of allowing them to keep working.

10

Interestingly, the workstation clocks at my company's office weren't too far out of sync, which is why it worked in one place and not another.

11

All the fancy alarm clocks, sleep trackers, REM techniques aren't helping.

12

I'd like to see us all set our hardware clocks to TAI and everything else comes from the time zone files.

Quote examples

1

During a 20-hour “smear window” centered on the leap second, we slightly slow all our servers’ system clocks (by approximately 14 parts per million).

2

Technical: Does the perceived restriction on who may or may not use "the pool" apply to NTP servers which wish to participate in "the pool", or to NTP clients which simply wish to synchronize their clocks?

3

At that point I would be reduced to drinking and/or "borrowing" some pills from a friend, setting three alarm clocks, and showing up with a hangover, which was bad for productivity, but less debilitating then no sleep at all.

Proper noun examples

1

Clocks measure distance, that by common agreement we call 'time'.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use clocks in a sentence?

The problem is that we can only expect GPS to be accurate to 1-2km and the phone clocks are often off by 1+ seconds.

What does clocks mean?

european weed naturalized in southwestern united states and mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage

What part of speech is clocks?

clocks is commonly used as noun.