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

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

From The Verge

Imagine each muon as a tiny analog clock.

From Scientific American

On the elegant analog clock, meanwhile, time swells and recedes, like waves and seasons and life.

From New York Times

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