uurwerk

Definitions of uurwerk
  1. noun
    a measuring instrument or device for keeping time
    synonyms: tijdmeter
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    atoomklok
    a timepiece that derives its time scale from the vibration of atoms or molecules
    horloge, klok, klokje, pendule
    a timepiece that shows the time of day
    tijdglas, uurglas, zandloper
    timepiece in which the passage of time is indicated by the flow of sand from one transparent container to another through a narrow passage
    gnomon, zonnewijzer
    timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial
    arbeidsanalist, arbeidskundige, minuterie, schakelklok, tijdklok, tijdmechanisme, tijdschakelaar, tijdschakelklok, tijdwaarnemer, timer
    a timepiece that measures a time interval and signals its end
    horloge, klokje
    a small portable timepiece
    wekker
    a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
    koekoeksklok
    clock that announces the hours with a sound like the call of the cuckoo
    jachtpaard
    a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal
    slingeruurwerk
    a clock regulated by a pendulum
    zakhorloge
    a watch that is carried in a small watch pocket
    remontoir
    a watch that is wound by turning a knob at the stem
    chronometer, stophorloge, stopwatch
    a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race)
    controleklok, presentieklok, prikklok, stempelklok, tijdklok
    clock used to record the hours that people work
    hangklok, wandklok
    a clock mounted on a wall
    polshorloge
    a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist
    type of:
    meetapparaat, meetinstrument, meter
    instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
  2. noun
    the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock)
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