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astronomical clock
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noun
a clock indicating or representing the movements of the sun or planets, the phases of the moon, or the sky visible at a given time, used as a means of establishing time or for additional information, as locating celestial bodies or timing their movement.
a clock used for observing the apparent time of the meridian passages of heavenly bodies.
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Origin of astronomical clock
First recorded in 1855–60
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British Dictionary definitions for astronomical clock
astronomical clock
noun
a complex clock showing astronomical phenomena, such as the phases of the moon
any clock showing sidereal time used in observatories
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