analog clock

American  

noun

1. a clock that represents time by the position of hands on a dial.

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Example Sentences

He has recently noticed trouble reading an analog clock.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

In a nice touch, when the handheld goes to sleep, its display turns to a simple analog clock.

From The Verge • Jul. 22, 2021

The clock overhead at the Park Armory, in the city’s Upper East Side, points directly to the 4 and 6, a position no working analog clock would assume.

From The Guardian • Mar. 4, 2020

Plenty of naysayers will crow about the practical use of knowing how to read an analog clock once the electricity goes out, but since when is school about teaching practical skills?

From Slate • May 7, 2018

The analog clock above his head is frozen, the hands stuck on 11:43.

From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2017